# Accident 19990906046569A: Bell UH1H, Silverton, CO, September 6, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1999, 08:30 local time
- Place: Silverton, CO
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: HCXL
- Location: 37.8198° N, 107.6402° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8198&lon=-107.6402&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4085L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4085L-2020-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell UH-1H (registry code 1181407, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-uh-1h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming T53-L-13 (registry code 41551, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-t53-l-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL UH1H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN99LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990906046569A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS TRANSPORTING AN EXTERNAL LOAD ON THE FIRST FLIGHT OF THE DAY WHEN THE GROUND CREW REPORTED FIRE AND SMOKE COMING OUT THE TAIL PIPE OF THE ENGINE. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE ENGINE THEN QUIT AND HE AUTOROTATED TO THE GROUND. THE MAIN ROTORS HIT TERRAIN AND THE TAIL ROTOR AND GEAR BOX SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 DEN99LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA160), Sep 6, 1999: Bell UH-1H (N4085L), Silverton, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.

## Other reports on N4085L (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20190606005969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190606005969A), Jun 6, 2019: Bell UH-1H (N4085L), Bethel, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft experienced engine failure due to fuel exhaustion.

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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