# Accident 19990921046519A: Bell UH1H, Usk, WA, September 21, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 1999, 13:00 local time
- Place: Usk, WA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: GASL
- Location: 48.3005° N, 117.3599° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.3005&lon=-117.3599&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32800 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL UH1H
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA99LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990921046519A

## Narrative

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

(-23)WHILE CONDUCTING LOGGING OPERATION, A/C AT HOVER WITH EXTERNAL LOAD, TAIL ROTOR 90 DEGREE SEPARATED FROM THE A/C. PILOT REDUCED COLLECTIVE TO REDUCE A/C ROTATION AND MADE CRASH LANDING INTO TREES AND BRUSH.  A SMALL POST CRASH FIRE OCCURRED FROM ENGINE EXHAUST GASES IN BRUSH WHICH WAS EXTINGUISHED BY ANOTHER HELICOPTER LOGGING COMPANY WITH A WATER BUCKET.  PILOT EXITED THE A/C W/O INJURY.

## 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 SEA99LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA171), Sep 21, 1999: Garlick UH-1H (N32800), Usk, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fatigue failure of the 90-degree gearbox attachment studs, resulting in separation of the tailrotor and 90-degree gearbox from the vertical fin.

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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