# Accident 20041215033109A: Bell UH1H, Rockford, AL, December 15, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 2004, 16:30 local time
- Place: Rockford, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 32.8969° N, 86.2084° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockford, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8969&lon=-86.2084&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51AG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51AG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell UH-1H (registry code 1181407, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-uh-1h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL UH1H
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 800 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041215033109A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE PERFORMING AERIAL APPLICATIONS OVER TIMBER LAND, PILOT REPORTED A LOUD "BANG" AND LOSS OF TAIL ROTOR EFFECTIVENESS AT THE APEX OF THE SPRAY TURN. PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING INTO SMALL TREES RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE HELICOPTER. NO INJURIES OR FATALITIES REPORTED DURING THIS ACCIDENT.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N51AG (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19960717023739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960717023739I), Jul 17, 1996: Bell UH1H (N51AG), Selingsgrove, PA. Narrative: on July 17, 1996 at 1730 hours local time, a Bell model UH-1H helicopter, N51AG, registered to agrotors, inc., made a precautionary landing in a…

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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