# Accident 19960628015649A: Bell UH1B, Lorida, FL, June 28, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1996, 08:15 local time
- Place: Lorida, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: COOG
- Location: 27.3410° N, 81.1905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3410&lon=-81.1905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9846F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9846F-2000-09-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell UH-1B (registry code 1181410, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-uh-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL UH1B
- Reported engine: LYC T53L11D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,350 total, 8,500 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA166) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960628015649A

## Narrative

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

GRINDING NOISE IN TAIL. GEAR BOX SEPARATED. SPUN. MAIN ROTORS HIT GROUND LANDING. GEAR BOX INSTALLED 95HRS PRIOR.

## 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 MIA96LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA166), Jun 28, 1996: Bell UH-1B (N9846F), Lorida, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of company maintenance personnel to properly torque the tail rotor 90 degree gear box mounting bolts during installation, which resulted in failure of the mounting studs due to bending…

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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