# Accident 20090513017439A: Bell UH1B, Richvaille, CA, May 13, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 2009, 09:00 local time
- Place: Richvaille, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: APUG
- Location: 39.4975° N, 121.7711° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4975&lon=-121.7711&mi=10
- Aircraft: N843M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N843M-2010-03-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell UH-1B (registry code 1181410, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA241) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090513017439A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING A REPOSITIONING FLIGHT THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND IT STRUCK A HANGER.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGED.  THE PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES.  NO OTHER INJURIES WERE REPORTED.  NO EVALUATION OF THE AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS HAVE BEEN PERFORMED AT THIS TIME. AMENDMENT - 21A. PARTS STILL BEING TESTED BY NTSB (JHH).  21B. TBD.  22.  REPOSITIONING FLIGHT FOR MAINTENANCE.

## 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 WPR09LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA241), May 13, 2009: Rotorcraft Development UH-1B (N843M), Richvale, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter during takeoff for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N843M (1)

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

- [Incident 19950527016979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950527016979I), May 27, 1995: Bell UH1B (N843M), Gridley, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: on may 27, 1995, at 1513 pdst, N843M, a garlick (Bell) UH1B helicopter, registered to avag, inc., experienced a loss of engine power during take-off…

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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