# Accident 19961105034799A: Bell TH1L, Leavenworth, WA, November 5, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 1996
- Place: Leavenworth, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 47.8094° N, 120.8592° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8094&lon=-120.8592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N465JR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N465JR-2018-01-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell TH-1L (registry code 1180817, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-th-1l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming T53-L-13 (registry code 41551, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-t53-l-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL TH1L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961105034799A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER INVOLVED IN LOGGING OPERATION, LOST TAIL ROTOR, WHILE PICKING UP A LOAD, CRASHED.

## 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 SEA97LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA025), Nov 5, 1996: Garlick TH-1L (N465JR), Leavenworth, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Fatigue failure of the vertical stabilizer spar cap and subsequent loss of the rotorcraft's vertical stabilizer. Factors include inadequate inspection or trouble-shooting of the aircraft tail cone…

## Other reports on N465JR (1)

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

- [Accident 19880712026399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880712026399A), Jul 12, 1988: Bell TH13T (N465JR), Walterboro, SC, Substantial damage. Vibration on sling load dropped load spin right to crash. Tail rotor gear box failed.

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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