# Accident 19870421060899A: Bell UH1B, Clarksville, TN, April 21, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1987, 15:30 local time
- Place: Clarksville, TN
- Airport: Outlaw Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5695° N, 87.4208° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5695&lon=-87.4208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46884, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46884-2011-04-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell VH-1B (registry code 1181409, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-vh-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL UH1B
- Reported engine: LYC T53*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,177 total, 970 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870421060899A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER IMPACTED GROUND AND ROLLED OVER AFTER LOSS OF TAIL ROTOR CONTROL. PRIOR DAMAGE IGNORED. NO AIRWORTHINESS

## 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 ATL87LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA119), Apr 21, 1987: Bell UH-1B (N46884), Clarksville, TN, destroyed

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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