# Accident 19910701025669A: Bell UH1B, Iaeger, WV, July 1, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1991, 11:30 local time
- Place: Iaeger, WV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KWRG
- Location: 37.4607° N, 81.8106° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4607&lon=-81.8106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91348, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91348-2013-10-29) (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
- Reported engine: LYC T53L11D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 420 total, 280 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO91DOA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91DOA01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910701025669A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 BFO91DOA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91DOA01), Jul 1, 1991: Bell UH-1B (N91348), Iaeger, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS, WHILE OPERATING OVER UNSUITABLE 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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