# Accident 20020621015289A: Bell UH1H, Clarksfork, ID, June 21, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 2002, 05:15 local time
- Place: Clarksfork, ID
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 48.0922° N, 116.1533° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0922&lon=-116.1533&mi=10
- Aircraft: N114DR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N114DR) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA02FA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02FA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020621015289A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 21, 2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 0515 WHILE ENGAGED IN HELICOPTER LOGGING OPERATIONS, N114DR A GARLICK UH-1H CRASHED WITH FATAL INJURIES TO THE PILOT. THE PILOT HAD JUST DROPPED A LOG AT THE LOG DECK AND WAS APPROXIMATELY 250 FEET IN THE AIR CLIMBING VERTICALLY WITH LITTLE FORWARD AIRSPEED. GROUND PERSONNEL REPORTED HEARING A LOUD EXPLOSION TYPE NOISE AND SEEING DEBRIS FLYING FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO MAKE A SMALL LEFT HAND TURN AND DESCENDED INTO THE TREES. WHEN GROUND PERSONNEL ARRIVED AT THE CRASH SITE, THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING, NO FIRE WAS INVOLVED, AND THE PILOT WAS DEAD.

## 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 SEA02FA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02FA108), Jun 21, 2002: Garlick UH-1H (N114DR), Clark Fork, ID, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A failure of unknown origin in the tail rotor drive assembly. Factors include mountainous terrain unsuitable for an emergency landing.

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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