# Accident 20020716022029A: Bell UH1B, Lorida, FL, July 16, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2002, 09:40 local time
- Place: Lorida, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: COOG
- Location: 27.3100° N, 81.1117° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3100&lon=-81.1117&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91281, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91281-2010-07-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell UH-1B (registry code 1181410, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-uh-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming T-53 series (registry code 41549, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-t-53-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL UH1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA02LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020716022029A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 16, 2002, AT ABOUT 0940 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A BELL UH1B HELICOPTER, N91281, OPERATED BY COLONY HELICOPTER, INC., CRASHED DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT IN AN ORANGE GROVE NEAR THE TOWN OF LORIDA, FLORIDA. JUST PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THE PILOT REPORTED OVER THE RADIO, THAT HE WAS LOSING POWER AND WAS GOING DOWN. THE HELICOPTER WAS FOUND STRADDLING AN IRRIGATION DITCH WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, THE COMMERCIALLY RATED PILOT, RECEIVED SERIOUS BACK INJURIES.

## 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 MIA02LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA133), Jul 16, 2002: Bell UH-1B (N91281), Lorida, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's continued operation with known engine anomalies resulting in loss of engine power due to failure of the engine fuel control pump drive clutch assembly due to wear and collision with the…

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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