# Accident 19970610013749A: Bell UH1B, Huron, CA, June 10, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 1997, 18:30 local time
- Place: Huron, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Autorot Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: CUFG
- Location: 36.2000° N, 120.0908° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2000&lon=-120.0908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N888SJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N888SJ-2018-01-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell UH-1B (registry code 1181410, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-uh-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming T-53 series (registry code 41552, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-t-53-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL UH1B
- Reported engine: LYC T53L11D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,350 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 175 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA206) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970610013749A

## Narrative

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

PARTIAL POWER LOSS FIELD SPRAYING. AUTOROTATED AND LANDED HARD. A MAIN ROTOR BLADE SEVERED THE TAILBOOM. GROUNDFIRE

## 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 LAX97LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA206), Jun 11, 1997: Bell UH-1B (N888SJ), Heron, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor relating to the accident was that the engine lost power when the helicopter was outside (below) the limits of the height/velocity curve.

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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