# Accident 20000623008869A: Bell UH1B, Williams, CA, June 23, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 2000, 06:00 local time
- Place: Williams, CA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 39.0200° N, 122.0394° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0200&lon=-122.0394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N807SB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N807SB-2013-08-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell UH-1B (registry code 1181410, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-uh-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL UH1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA239) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000623008869A

## Narrative

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

(-23) HELI CRASHED APPROX. 1/2 MILE FROM DEPARTURE POINT, THE HELI WAS OPERATED BY PACIFIC VALLEY AVIATION UNDER PART 137 14 CFR AS A SERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT, WAS DESTROYED. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 LAX00LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA239), Jun 23, 2000: Bell UH-1B (N807SB), Arbuckle, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the partial failure of the tail rotor pitch change control rod that resulted in an attempted run-on landing in dark night conditions.

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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