# Accident 19860416012089A: Bell UH1B, Chowchilla, CA, April 16, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1986, 11:24 local time
- Place: Chowchilla, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: CUFG
- Location: 37.0697° N, 120.2700° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0697&lon=-120.2700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N910PD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N910PD-2013-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell UH-1B (registry code 1181410, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-uh-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming T-53 series (registry code 41552, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-t-53-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL UH1B
- Reported engine: LYC T53L11D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 9,700 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86DVA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86DVA06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860416012089A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING. NO OIL IN TRANSMISSION.

## 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 LAX86DVA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86DVA06), Apr 16, 1986: Bell UH-1B (N910PD), Chowchilla, CA, destroyed

## Other reports on N910PD (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19820718032169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820718032169A), Jul 18, 1982: Bell UH1B (N910PD), Delano, CA, Destroyed. Helicopter crashed when translational lift was lost due to high temperature and wake turbulence.

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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