# Accident 20130716011829A: Bell UH-1H, Dove Creek, CO, July 16, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2013, 09:55 local time
- Place: Dove Creek, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: B15L
- Location: 37.7561° N, 108.7731° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7561&lon=-108.7731&mi=10
- Aircraft: N775AR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N775AR-2018-01-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell UH-1H (registry code 1181407, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-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: BELL UH-1H
- Reported engine: HONEYWELL T53-L-13AB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13FA415](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA415) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130716011829A

## Narrative

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

DURING EXTERNAL-LOAD OPERATIONS, PILOT RELEASED THE 2000 POUND EXTERNAL LOAD FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF CONTROL AND SUBSEQUENT IMPACT WITH THE GROUND.

## 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 CEN13FA415](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA415), Jul 16, 2013: Bell UH-1H (N775AR), Dove Creek, CO, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Pilot-induced oscillations caused by the loss of hydraulic assist of the flight controls due to an excessive loss of hydraulic fluid during a critical phase of flight, which resulted in ground…

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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