# Incident 19970322011409I: Bell UH1H, Pierson, FL, March 22, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1997, 11:00 local time
- Place: Pierson, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 29.2416° N, 81.4566° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pierson, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2416&lon=-81.4566&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6195C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL UH1H
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,554 total, 2,400 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970322011409I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: MAIN DRIVE SHAFT FROM ENGINE TO XSMN FAILED DUE TO FATIGUE CRACKING. DRIVE SHAFT CAME LOOSE, DESTROYED THE PARTICLE SEPARATOR AND THE ENGINE INGESTED THE DEBRIS. THIS RESULTED IN AN ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO F.O.D. A NORMAL AUTOROTATION WAS MADE WITH NO SUBSEQUENT DAMAGE TO HELICOPTER. KAMATIC M/D/S SER #0150 PN SKCP2281-103, SENT TO BELL HELICOPTER FOR ANALYSIS. TOTAL TIME ON MAIN DRIVE SHAFT IS 5320 HOURS.

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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