# Accident 19880804039629A: Bell UH1E, North Bend, OR, August 4, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1988, 09:30 local time
- Place: North Bend, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 43.4062° N, 124.2231° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4062&lon=-124.2231&mi=10
- Aircraft: N151LC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N151LC-1989-10-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell UH-1L (registry code 1181401, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-uh-1l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL UH1E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,805 total, 1,220 in this make and model, 86 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA88LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880804039629A

## Narrative

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

AUTOROTATED INTO ROUGH TERRAIN AFTER APPARENT POWER MALFUNCTION. TAIL ROTOR GEARBOX CASE RUPTURED DUE FATIGUE.

## 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 SEA88LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA143), Aug 4, 1988: Bell UH-1E (N151LC), North Bend, OR, substantial damage

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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