# Incident 19880803039359I: Bell UH1L, Skykomish, WA, August 3, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1988, 11:00 local time
- Place: Skykomish, WA
- Airport: Skykomish State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Autorot Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: ZIEL
- Location: 47.7109° N, 121.3391° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SKYKOMISH STATE (S88), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7109&lon=-121.3391&mi=10
- Aircraft: N157LC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N157LC-2017-09-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell UH-1L (registry code 1181401, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-uh-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 UH1L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880803039359I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST CONTROL OF HELICOPTER WHEN THE TAIL ROTOR SYSTEM FAILED. FOUND A FAULTY WORN GEAR IN TAIL ROTOR GEAR BOX

## Other reports on N157LC (1)

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

- [Accident 19890614015569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890614015569A), Jun 14, 1989: Bell UH1L (N157LC), Baring, WA, Destroyed. Vibration. Dropped load, hovered prior landing. Began right spin autorotated and crashed. Tail rotor gears stripped

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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