# Incident 19890916056689I: Bell UH1E, Gilbert, AZ, September 16, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1989, 06:40 local time
- Place: Gilbert, AZ
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: GCGG
- Location: 33.3528° N, 111.7890° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gilbert, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3528&lon=-111.7890&mi=10
- Aircraft: N138US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N138US-2018-02-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell UH-1L (registry code 1181401, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-uh-1l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming T-53 series (registry code 41552, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-t-53-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL UH1E
- Reported engine: LYC T53L11D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,200 total, 470 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890916056689I

## Narrative

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

MALFUNCTION IN HELICOPTERS COLLECTIVE SYSTEM. FORCED LANDING. A LOOSE COLLECTIVE HYDRAULIC SERVO FELL OFF MOUNT.

## Other reports on N138US (1)

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

- [Accident 19891104044199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891104044199A), Nov 4, 1989: Bell UH1E (N138US), Mesa, AZ, Destroyed. Tail rotor pitch change bolt failed and rotor assembly tore off. Crashed in uncontrolled turn and rolled over.

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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