19900506013999A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell UH-1B · Ulysses, KS · May 6, 1990

Date
May 6, 1990 · 17:15 local
Place
Ulysses, KS
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
RBKG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8142W
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC90DCQ02
Reported as
Bell UH1B
Reported engine
Lycoming T53L11D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
5,677 total2,500 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Wreckage shows evidence of mast bumping and low rotor RPM occurred prior loss of control crash and burn.

As the FAA filed it

WRECKAGE SHOWS EVIDENCE OF MAST BUMPING AND LOW ROTOR RPM OCCURRED PRIOR LOSS OF CONTROL CRASH AND BURN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.