# Accident 19970603012799A: Bell UH1H, Colville, WA, June 3, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 1997
- Place: Colville, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 48.3202° N, 117.9096° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.3202&lon=-117.9096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85NW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL UH1H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970603012799A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER ON LOGGING MISSION, ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY LANDING DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE, CRASHED ON ROAD.

## 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 SEA97LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA126), Jun 3, 1997: Garlick UH-1H (N85NW), Addy, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inflight failure of the K-FLEX engine-to-gear box drive shaft and no suitable site in which to make a forced/emergency landing. A factor was the mountainous/hilly terrain.

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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