# Accident 19940929035369A: Bell UH1B, Ozark, AL, September 29, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1994, 18:40 local time
- Place: Ozark, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.4306° N, 85.6408° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4306&lon=-85.6408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41870, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41870-2007-09-18) (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: 8,300 total, 800 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL94LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA180) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940929035369A

## Narrative

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

CHIP LIGHT ON. LOW ROTOR RPM. AUTOROTATED TO FIELD BUT STRUCK TREES. METAL IN GEARBOX. BEARING FAILURE. LACKED LUBE

## 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 ATL94LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA180), Sep 29, 1994: Bell UH-1B (N41870), Ozark, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE ENGINES' MAIN BEARINGS BECAUSE OF A LACK OF LUBRICATION. A FACTOR WAS THE HEAVILY WOODED 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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