# Accident 20071205828469A: Bell UH1B, Ennis, MT, December 5, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 2007, 16:00 local time
- Place: Ennis, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: H5OL
- Location: 44.7961° N, 111.6247° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7961&lon=-111.6247&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46969, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46969) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell UH-1B (registry code 1181410, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-uh-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL UH1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 1,600 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071205828469A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON DECEMBER 5, 2007, AT 1600 MOUNTAIN TIME, A GARLICK UH-1B, N46969, REGISTERED TO R & R CONNER AVIATION LLC, MADE A HARD LANDING AT THE HELICOPTER LOGGING SERVICE LANDING AREA IN MADISON COUNTY, MONTANA, 33 NAUTICAL MILES SW OF ENNIS, MONTANA, WHILE REPOSITIONING FOR A SNOWPLOW. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT 0730 MOUNTAIN TIME, AND HAD FLOWN 5 FUEL CYCLES AT ABOUT 1.3 TO 1.5 PER CYCLE.

## 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 SEA08LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA043), Dec 5, 2007: Bell UH-1B (N46969), Ennis, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of collective control friction during takeoff that resulted in a collective bounce oscillation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the…

## Other reports on N46969 (1)

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

- [Accident 20150507006299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150507006299A), May 7, 2015: Garlik GARLIK-UH1B (N46969), Orient, WA, Substantial damage. The pilot started logging at 1300 local and had flown one fuel cycle (1HR 20 mins of fuel plus an additional 300 lbs. Of fuel). The pilot was 45 minutes into…

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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