# Accident 19970827024179A: Bell UH1B, Skykomish, WA, August 27, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1997
- Place: Skykomish, WA
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 47.6408° N, 121.3296° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6408&lon=-121.3296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N896W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N896W-2017-06-19) (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 41549, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-t-53-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL UH1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97FA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97FA196) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970827024179A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER CRASHED DURING LOGGING OPERATION.

## 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 SEA97FA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97FA196), Aug 27, 1997: Southern Aero UH-1B (N896W), Skykomish, WA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A fatigue fracture in the main rotor mast, which resulted in an in flight separation of the main rotor from the helicopter. Contributing to the accident was insufficient Federal Aviation…

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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