# Accident 20060401004989A: Bell UH1H, CA, April 1, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 2006, 13:03 local time
- Place: CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NIEG
- Location: 39.1167° N, 121.6000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1167&lon=-121.6000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N710WD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N710WD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Williams Helicopter UH-1H (registry code 9790870, https://openairdocs.org/model/williams-helicopter-uh-1h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming T-53 series (registry code 41552, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-t-53-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL UH1H
- Reported engine: LYC T53*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060401004989A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 04/01/2006 AT 1306 PST, HELICOPTER N710WD COLLIDED WITH TREES AND THE GROUND. THE HELICOPTER WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT STATED: THE CONTROL FORCES INCREASED BEYOND COMPLETE CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE HELICOPTER OPERATING UNDER CFR PART 137 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURED.

## 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 LAX06LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA134), Apr 1, 2006: Bell UH-1H (N710WD), Yuba City, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's in-flight loss of control of the helicopter for undetermined reasons. A factor was the trees.

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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