# Accident 19960404006049A: Bell UH1H, Rainier, WA, April 4, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1996, 08:20 local time
- Place: Rainier, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: WYFL
- Location: 46.8698° N, 122.6603° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8698&lon=-122.6603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6166R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6166R-2002-06-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell UH-1H (registry code 1181407, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-uh-1h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming T53-L-13 (registry code 41551, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-t53-l-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL UH1H
- Reported engine: LYC T5313B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 1,990 in this make and model, 188 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96FA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96FA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960404006049A

## Narrative

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

LOUD BANG FROM ENGINE AND SMOKE. AUTOROTATED INTO TREES. FORWARD SHAFT BEARING DISINTEGRATED. SB ON IT NOT COMPLIED

## 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 SEA96FA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96FA076), Apr 4, 1996: Bell UH-1H (N6166R), Rainier, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the forward power shaft (number 21) bearing. A factor relating to the accident was: the lack of suitable, unobstructed terrain for an emergency 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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