# Accident 19960819023439A: Bell UH1H, WA, August 19, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1996
- Place: WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 45.7295° N, 118.7907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7295&lon=-118.7907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4734F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL UH1H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96TA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96TA192) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960819023439A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER CRASHED, PILOT RESCUED BY ANOTHER HELICOPTER ON THE SCENE.

## 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 SEA96TA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96TA192), Aug 19, 1996: Bell UH-1H (N4734F), Pendleton, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: undetermined malfunction/failure of a flight control or hydraulic system. Rough terrain in the emergency landing area was a related factor.

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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