# Accident 20130916018889A: Bell UH-1B, Detroit, OR, September 16, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 2013, 16:00 local time
- Place: Detroit, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: H50L
- Location: 44.7058° N, 122.1108° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7058&lon=-122.1108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N204UH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N204UH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell UH-1B (registry code 1181410, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-uh-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming T5313B (registry code 41613, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-t5313b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL UH-1B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING T5313B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13FA411](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA411) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130916018889A

## Narrative

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

AFTER RELEASING AN EXTERNAL LOAD OF LOGS IN A 200 FOOT HOVER, THE ENTIRE TAIL BOOM SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE OF N204UH.  THE HELICOPTER IMMEDIATELY CRASHED KILLING THE PILOT.  THIS OFFICE REVIEWED THE HELICOPTER'S MAINTENANCE DOCUMENTS AND FOUND SEVERAL DISCREPANCIES.  THE DISCREPANCIES INCLUDED THE OVERFLIGHT OF COMPONENT OVERHAUL TIMES, THE OVERFLIGHT OF REQUIRED INSPECTIONS, AND FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH AN AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE.

## 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 WPR13FA411](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA411), Sep 16, 2013: Bell UH 1B (N204UH), Detroit, OR, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The fatigue failure of the upper two tailboom attachment points, which resulted in the tailboom separating from the fuselage during logging operations. Contributing to the accident was poor…

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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