# Accident 19970522047969A: Bell UH1H, Lolo, MT, May 22, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1997, 12:00 local time
- Place: Lolo, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 46.7291° N, 114.3596° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7291&lon=-114.3596&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95NW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL UH1H
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970522047969A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 SEA97LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA119), May 22, 1997: Garlick UH-1H (N95NW), Lolo, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's failure to refuel.

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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