# Accident 19850625057139A: Bell UH1B, Hoquiam, WA, June 25, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1985, 10:45 local time
- Place: Hoquiam, WA
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 47.1109° N, 123.9595° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1109&lon=-123.9595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4991D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4991D-1988-07-08) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 13,700 total, 2,370 in this make and model, 190 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA85LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850625057139A

## Narrative

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

WHILE HOVERING DURING TRANSPORT OF LARGE BLOCKS OF WOOD THE SLING BROKE. FATAL HEAD INJURY TO PERSON ON THE GROUND.

## 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 SEA85LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA151), Jun 25, 1985: Bell UH-1B (N4991D), Hoquiam, WA, no damage, 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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