# Accident 19850611023879A: Bell UH1B, Juneau, AK, June 11, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 1985, 12:00 local time
- Place: Juneau, AK
- Airport: Juneau International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 58.3547° N, 134.5785° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JUNEAU INTL (JNU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.3547&lon=-134.5785&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99676, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99676-1991-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell UH-1B (registry code 1181410, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-uh-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL UH1B
- Reported engine: LYC T53L11D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,914 total, 2,100 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA85FA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85FA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850611023879A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DURING OVERHAUL, METAL SHAVINGS PREVENTED PROPER ASSEMBLY OF COMPRESSOR ROTOR. ENGINE FAILED. AIRCRAFT HIT TREES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA85FA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85FA134), Jun 11, 1985: Bell UH-1B (N99676), Juneau, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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