# Accident 19970829024769A: Bell UH1B, Dayville, OR, August 29, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1997, 12:15 local time
- Place: Dayville, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: GZ9L
- Location: 44.4599° N, 119.5009° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4599&lon=-119.5009&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22753, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N22753) (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 T53L13B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 3,500 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA198) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970829024769A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT TRANSMISSION DOOR SEPERATED. STRUCK TAIL ROTOR. AUTORATATED HARD LANDING. COWLING IMPROPERLY INSTALLED.

## 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 SEA97LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA198), Aug 29, 1997: Garlick UH-1B (N22753), Dayville, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: Improper installation of the transmission door by a company mechanic, resulting in inflight separation of the door (which then struck the tail rotor system) and consequent total loss of the tail…

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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