# Accident 20050425035029A: Bell UH1B, Uniontown, WA, April 25, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 2005, 09:49 local time
- Place: Uniontown, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: YJDG
- Location: 46.5169° N, 117.0772° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5169&lon=-117.0772&mi=10
- Aircraft: N334WN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N334WN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Williams Helicopter UH-1B (registry code 9790871, https://openairdocs.org/model/williams-helicopter-uh-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming T-53 series (registry code 41552, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-t-53-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL UH1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,700 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA05CA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05CA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050425035029A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N334WN, A 1962 WILLIAMS WH-UH1B HELICOPTER WAS DESTROYED IN A FAR PART 137 AERIAL APPLICATION ACCIDENT. THIS AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED BY LEADING EDGE AVIATION OF CLARKSTON, WASHINGTON. THE 1962 HELICOPTER WAS OWNED AND PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ .THE ACCIDENT WAS A RESULT OF THE HELICOPTER'S MAIN ROTOR CONTACTING A TWENTY FOOT WOOD POWER POLE WHILE FLYING UNDER THE WIRES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ACCIDENT, AND NO MECHANICAL DEFICIENCIES WERE REPORTED BY THE PILOT WHO HOLDS FAA AIRFRAME & POWERPLANT MECHANICS CERTIFICATION.

## 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 SEA05CA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05CA086), Apr 25, 2005: Williams Helicopter UH-1B (N334WN), Uniontown, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from an object while maneuvering, which resulted in the main rotor blades striking a power pole. The power pole was a factor in the accident.

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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