# Accident 19910521016719A: Bell UH1B, Dog Fish Bay, AK, May 21, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1991, 12:32 local time
- Place: Dog Fish Bay, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: YELL
- Location: 59.3992° N, 151.3191° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.3992&lon=-151.3191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87966, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87966-2013-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell UH-1B (registry code 1181410, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-uh-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming T-53 series (registry code 41552, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-t-53-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL UH1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 10,965 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910521016719A

## Narrative

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

GROUND CREWMAN CHOKER SETTER HOOKED LONG LINE TO LOG 1600 LBS OVER GROSS. RIPPED OUT HELICOPTER BELLY CAUSING CRASH

## 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 ANC91LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA058), May 21, 1991: Bell UH-1B (N87966), Dog Fish Bay, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S EXCEEDING THE GROSS WEIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND INADEQUATE SUPERVISION BY COMPANY MANAGEMENT. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE HIGH VEGETATION.

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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