# Accident 19920422015369A: Bell UH1B, La Belle, FL, April 22, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1992, 07:10 local time
- Place: La Belle, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: COOG
- Location: 26.6408° N, 81.3409° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6408&lon=-81.3409&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4028F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4028F-1995-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell / Colony Services UH-1B (registry code 118141D, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-colony-services-uh-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL UH1B
- Reported engine: LYC T53L11D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA92LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920422015369A

## Narrative

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

LOUD BANG ON TAKEOFF AND POWER LOSS, HARD LANDING CLEARING WIRES. TUMBLED. AIR DIFFUSER AND TURBINE BLADE FAILED.

## 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 MIA92LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA111), Apr 22, 1992: Bell UH-1B (N4028F), La Belle, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PREFLIGHT BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND, IN HIS FAILURE TO IDENTIFY A CRACK IN A BRAZED AREA SURROUNDING AN ATTACH POINT ON THE AIR DIFFUSER. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT FOLLOWING THE LOSS OF…

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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