# Accident 19910529017889A: Bell UH1B, Lake Seminole, GA, May 29, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1991, 06:40 local time
- Place: Lake Seminole, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N9650N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9650N-1993-05-11) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,911 total, 162 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910529017889A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A PILING IN WATER OF LAKE FLYING JUST OFF SURFACE. LOW CEILING FOG AND GLASSY WATER. FLIPPED INVERTED. SANK.

## 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 ATL91LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA102), May 29, 1991: Bell UH-1B (N9650N), Lake Seminole, GA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM THE SURFACE.

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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