# Accident 19950601043629A: Bell TH1L, Umpoua, OR, June 1, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1995, 09:05 local time
- Place: Umpoua, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 43.3506° N, 123.5395° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3506&lon=-123.5395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27FL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27FL-1996-06-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell TH-1L (registry code 1180817, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-th-1l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL TH1L
- Reported engine: LYC T5313B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 8,628 total, 384 in this make and model, 204 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA95LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950601043629A

## Narrative

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

DURING HOVER FOR LOG PICKUP. WENT INTO SPIN. CRASHED. TAIL ROTOR SHEARED OFF STRIKING TREES. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS

## 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 SEA95LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA110), Jun 1, 1995: Garlick TH-1L (N27FL), Umpqua, OR, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE WITH A TREE, RESULTING IN A TAIL ROTOR BLADE STRIKE ON THE TREE WHICH DISABLED THE TAIL ROTOR. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE 150-FOOT-HIGH ROCK BLUFF.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.