19970522047969A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell UH1H · Lolo, MT · May 22, 1997

Date
May 22, 1997 · 12:00 local
Place
Lolo, MT
Operating rules
Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N95NW
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA97LA119
Reported as
Bell UH1H

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-16) Hard landing followed engine failure and autorotation during FAR 133 logging operation. ASI from sea FSDO stated that fuel tanks contained one gallon of fuel during post-accident inspection.

As the FAA filed it

(-16) HARD LANDING FOLLOWED ENGINE FAILURE AND AUTOROTATION DURING FAR 133 LOGGING OPERATION. ASI FROM SEA FSDO STATED THAT FUEL TANKS CONTAINED ONE GALLON OF FUEL DURING POST-ACCIDENT INSPECTION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.