# Accident 20080715841499A: Bell UH1H, Rock Springs, WY, July 15, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 2008, 15:40 local time
- Place: Rock Springs, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: YJDL
- Location: 41.1131° N, 109.6567° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1131&lon=-109.6567&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3276T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3276T-2022-04-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell UH-1H (registry code 1181407, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-uh-1h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Honeywell T53-L-703 (registry code 33882, https://openairdocs.org/engine/honeywell-t53-l-703) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL UH1H
- Reported engine: LYC T53L13B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA230) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080715841499A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE RESTRICTED CATAGORY HELICOPTER ENGINE FAILED WHILE OPERATING UNDER PART 133.  A 1,700 POUND EXTERNAL LOAD, ON A 100 FOOT LINE, WAS ATTTACHED TO THE HOOK.  THE OPERATION WAS BEING CONDUCTED AT 9,000 DENSITY ALTITUDE IN 81 DEGREES F.  THE PILOT AND ROUND PERSONNEL REPORTED SEVERAL LOUD REPORTS AND TORCHING IN THE TAILPIPE.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD ON DOWNWARD SLOPING TERRAIN.

## 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 LAX08LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA230), Jul 15, 2008: Bell UH-1H (N3276T), Rock Springs, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to the failure of the No. 1 bearing for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N3276T (1)

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

- [Accident 20200424002569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200424002569A), Apr 24, 2020: Bell UH-1H (N3276T), Mesa, AZ, Destroyed, 1 fatal. While enroute from blythe, CA, N3276T (a UH1) was over Mesa AZ approximately 7 miles southwest from falcon field (ffz) when it experienced a loss of the tail…

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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