# Accident 19900506013999A: Bell UH1B, Ulysses, KS, May 6, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1990, 17:15 local time
- Place: Ulysses, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RBKG
- Location: 37.5708° N, 101.3492° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5708&lon=-101.3492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8142W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8142W-1990-11-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell UH-1B (registry code 1181410, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-uh-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL UH1B
- Reported engine: LYC T53L11D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 5,677 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC90DCQ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90DCQ02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900506013999A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MKC90DCQ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90DCQ02), May 6, 1990: Bell UH-1B (N8142W), Ulysses, KS, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN PROPER ROTOR RPM, WHILE MANEUVERING OVER A HIGH OBSTRUCTION (POWER LINE) AT THE END OF A SWATH RUN, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT DESCENT & COLLISION WITH THE TERRAIN.…

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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