# Incident 19960717023739I: Bell UH1H, Selingsgrove, PA, July 17, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1996, 17:30 local time
- Place: Selingsgrove, PA
- Airport: Penn Valley Airport
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: AGQG
- Location: 40.8212° N, 76.8642° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PENN VALLEY (SEG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8212&lon=-76.8642&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51AG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51AG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell UH-1H (registry code 1181407, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-uh-1h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL UH1H
- Reported engine: LYC T53L13B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,600 total, 15 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960717023739I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON JULY 17, 1996 AT 1730 HOURS LOCAL TIME, A BELL MODEL UH-1H HELICOPTER, N51AG, REGISTERED TO AGROTORS, INC., MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A FIELD ABOUT FIVE MILES NORTH OF PENN VALLEY AIRPORT (SEG). THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND, VICTOR EMANUEL GRAY, LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO DAMAGE, BECAUSE OF LOSS OF HYDRAULIC PRESSURE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE LINE FROM THE HYDRAULIC PUMP CHECK VALVE TO THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE OF THE HYDRAULIC FILTER HEAD DEVELOPED A CRACK, CAUSING LOSS OF HYDRAULIC FLUID. THE LINE WAS REPLACED WITH NEW, RUN-UP WAS MADE, AND HELICOPTER DEPARTED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE HELICOPTER RECEIVED NO DAMAGE, AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. M&D REPORT TO FOLLOW. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N51AG (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20041215033109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041215033109A), Dec 15, 2004: Bell UH1H (N51AG), Rockford, AL, Substantial damage. (-23) While performing aerial applications over timber land, pilot reported a loud "bang" and loss of tail rotor effectiveness at the apex of the spray turn.…

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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