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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell UH1B · Walla Walla, WA · April 22, 1995

Date
April 22, 1995 · 09:50 local
Place
Walla Walla, WA
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
Operating rules
Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
Operator
GASL
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N39SD
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA95LA078
Reported as
Bell UH1B
Reported engine
Lycoming T53L13B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
20,733 total2,297 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.

Dropped logs right after lifting. Had lost power to rotors. Hit trees trying to land. Free wheeling clutch failed.

As the FAA filed it

DROPPED LOGS RIGHT AFTER LIFTING. HAD LOST POWER TO ROTORS. HIT TREES TRYING TO LAND. FREE WHEELING CLUTCH FAILED.

NTSB investigation

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