# Accident 19940831024429A: Bell UH1B, Carrabasset, ME, August 31, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1994, 14:30 local time
- Place: Carrabasset, ME
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Aircraft: N204JB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N204JB) (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 41549, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-t-53-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL UH1B
- Reported engine: LYC T53L11D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 30,000 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO94LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940831024429A

## Narrative

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

EXTERNAL LOAD OPS CRASHED ON TAKEOFF. AUTOROTATED PRIOR IMPACT. TAIL ROTOR GEAR BOX SEPARATED DUE TO OVERLOAD.

## 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 BFO94LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA159), Aug 31, 1994: Bell UH-1B (N204JB), Carrabasset, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fracture failure of the tail rotor drive intermediate gearbox.

## Other reports on N204JB (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20090906025899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090906025899A), Sep 6, 2009: Bell UH-1B (N204JB), Arvilla, ND, Destroyed. While on a 14 CFR part 137 commercial revenue flight, performing aerial applications, an appropriately rated and certificated pilot experienced a loud noise…

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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