# Accident 19890614015569A: Bell UH1L, Baring, WA, June 14, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1989, 11:50 local time
- Place: Baring, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: ZIEL
- Location: 47.7297° N, 121.4902° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7297&lon=-121.4902&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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89FA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89FA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890614015569A

## Narrative

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

VIBRATION. DROPPED LOAD, HOVERED PRIOR LANDING. BEGAN RIGHT SPIN AUTOROTATED AND CRASHED. TAIL ROTOR GEARS STRIPPED

## 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 SEA89FA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89FA111), Jun 14, 1989: Oregon Helicopters UH-1L (N157LC), Baring, WA, destroyed. Probable cause: FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE TAIL ROTOR 42 DEGREE GEAR BOX DUE TO PILOT INDUCED OVERSTRESS. NAVY DATA AND FAA TYPE CERTIFICATE LIMITATIONS WERE NOT ADHERED TO.

## Other reports on N157LC (1)

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

- [Incident 19880803039359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880803039359I), Aug 3, 1988: Bell UH1L (N157LC), Skykomish, WA, Substantial damage. Pilot lost control of helicopter when the tail rotor system failed. Found a faulty worn gear in tail rotor gear box

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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