# Accident 19880712026399A: Bell TH13T, Walterboro, SC, July 12, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1988, 07:30 local time
- Place: Walterboro, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 32.8995° N, 80.6692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8995&lon=-80.6692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N465JR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N465JR-2018-01-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell TH-1L (registry code 1180817, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-th-1l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming T53-L-13 (registry code 41551, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-t53-l-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL TH13T
- Reported engine: LYC T5313B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,334 total, 3,900 in this make and model, 212 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88FA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88FA213) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880712026399A

## Narrative

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

VIBRATION ON SLING LOAD DROPPED LOAD SPIN RIGHT TO CRASH. TAIL ROTOR GEAR BOX FAILED.

## 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 ATL88FA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88FA213), Jul 12, 1988: Bell TH-1L (N465JR), Walterboro, SC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N465JR (1)

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

- [Accident 19961105034799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961105034799A), Nov 5, 1996: Bell TH1L (N465JR), Leavenworth, WA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Helicopter involved in logging operation, lost tail rotor, while picking up a load, crashed.

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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