# Accident 20121007023129A: Garlick Helicopters Inc UH-1H, Shady Cove, OR, October 7, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 2012, 16:00 local time
- Place: Shady Cove, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: C6HL
- Location: 42.5689° N, 122.8844° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5689&lon=-122.8844&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1577, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1577) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Garlick Helicopters UH-1H (registry code 3740005, https://openairdocs.org/model/garlick-helicopters-uh-1h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming T53-L-13 (registry code 41551, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-t53-l-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GARLICK HELICOPTERS INC UH-1H
- Reported engine: LYCOMING T53-L-13B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,959 total, 744 in this make and model, 243 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121007023129A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS DISPATCHED TO DROP WATER ON A FIRE AND WAS RETURNING TO BASE WITH A BAMBI BUCKET AND 150FT LINE STILL ATTACHED. AFTER A 10 MINUTE FLIGHT IN CRUISE, THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND BEGAN EXPERIENCING A RIGHT YAW. HE INITIATED A RIGHT TURN AND ATTEMPTED TO MAINTATIN ALTITUDE WHEN HE HEARD ANOTHER LOUD NOISE AND A HEAVY VIBRATION BEGAN. HE HEARD THE LOW ROTOR RPM HORN AND NOTICED A MASTER CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATE. WHEN HE COULD NO LONGER MAINTAIN ALTITUDE, HE ATTEMPTED TO MANUEVER TOWARDS A CLEARING. THE HELICOPTER IMPACTED THE GROUND UPRIGHT BUT ROLLED ONTO ITS RIGHT SIDE. THE PILOT TURNED THE FUEL AND BATTERY OFF AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURIES.

## 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 WPR13FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA006), Oct 7, 2012: Garlick Helicopters UH-1H (N1577), Shady Cove, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The separation of the tail rotor gearbox and tail rotor assembly as a result of fatigue to the tail rotor gearbox input quill assembly attachment studs.

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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