# Accident 19970815022639A: Bell UH1H, Cedar Flat, CA, August 15, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1997
- Place: Cedar Flat, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 39.1798° N, 120.1403° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1798&lon=-120.1403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N205DF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N205DF-2000-03-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell UH-1H (registry code 1181407, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-uh-1h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL UH1H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97TA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97TA289) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970815022639A

## Narrative

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

FORESTRY HELICOPTER WAS RESPONDING TO A FIRE WHEN IT CRASHED INTO LAKE.

## 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 LAX97TA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97TA289), Aug 15, 1997: Bell UH-1H (N205DF), Tahoe City, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to attempt a takeoff in environmental conditions which exceeded the helicopter's performance capability, and his improper use of the collective, which caused a decay of the main…

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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