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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell UH-1B · Iaeger, WV · July 1, 1991

Date
July 1, 1991 · 11:30 local
Place
Iaeger, WV
Phase of flight
Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
KWRG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N91348
NTSB investigation
NTSBBFO91DOA01
Reported as
Bell UH1B
Reported engine
Lycoming T53L11D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
420 total280 in this make and model

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What happened

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

Allowed rotor speed to decay whiel spraying powerline right of way. Was too low to regain RPM. Crashed in trees.

As the FAA filed it

ALLOWED ROTOR SPEED TO DECAY WHIEL SPRAYING POWERLINE RIGHT OF WAY. WAS TOO LOW TO REGAIN RPM. CRASHED IN TREES.

NTSB investigation

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