# Accident 19950422042719A: Bell UH1B, Walla Walla, WA, April 22, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1995, 09:50 local time
- Place: Walla Walla, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: GASL
- Location: 46.1097° N, 118.3007° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1097&lon=-118.3007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39SD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL UH1B
- Reported engine: LYC T53L13B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,733 total, 2,297 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA95LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950422042719A

## Narrative

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

DROPPED LOGS RIGHT AFTER LIFTING. HAD LOST POWER TO ROTORS. HIT TREES TRYING TO LAND. FREE WHEELING CLUTCH 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 SEA95LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA078), Apr 22, 1995: Bell UH-1B (N39SD), Walla Walla, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: TOTAL FAILURE OF THE FREEWHEELING SPRAG UNIT. A FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: SUITABLE TERRAIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR LANDING.

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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