# Accident 20000401012179A: Bell UH1B, Price, UT, April 1, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 2000, 15:00 local time
- Place: Price, UT
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: P99L
- Location: 39.6697° N, 111.0094° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6697&lon=-111.0094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50330 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL UH1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN00LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000401012179A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING FINAL APPROACH TO A LOG PICK-UP SITE GROUND PERSONNEL ADVISED THE PILOT OF BLACK SMOKE TRAILING OUT THE BACK OF THE ENGINE. PILOT STATED THAT AT THIS TIME HE HEARD A NOISE (COULD NOT PRECISELY DESCRIBE IT). HE IMMEDIATELY ABORTED THE LANDING AND AS HE WAS MAKING A TURN AWAY FROM THE AREA THE ENGINE QUIT AND HE CRASHED HARD. THIS OPERATION WAS IN HIGH MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, APPROXIMATELY 8000 TO 8500 MSL. PILOT REPORTED THE WEATHER AS GREAT AND NOT A FACTOR. ONCE THE AIRCRAFT IS RECOVERED TO PRICE, UT THE FSDO AND NTSB WILL CONDUCT A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION OF THE ENGINE AND ALL RELATED ISSUES, I.E. FUEL, MAINTENANCE, ETC. THIS IS PLANNED FOR THE WEEK OF 4/9/00. THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED ACCORDINGLY.

## 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 DEN00LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA069), Apr 1, 2000: Hawkins & Powers UH-1B (N50330), Helper, UT, destroyed. Probable cause: Total failure of the number 1 bearing due to lack of lubrication, the oil flow being restricted by a foreign object (epoxy hardener). Factors were trees and the unavailability of suitable terrain for…

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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