# Accident 20140523008029A: Williams Helicopter Corp UH-1H, Waitsburg, WA, May 23, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 2014, 16:00 local time
- Place: Waitsburg, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: KWYG
- Location: 46.3800° N, 118.2036° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3800&lon=-118.2036&mi=10
- Aircraft: N260TA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N260TA-2018-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Williams Helicopter UH-1H (registry code 9790870, https://openairdocs.org/model/williams-helicopter-uh-1h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming T-53 series (registry code 41552, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-t-53-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WILLIAMS HELICOPTER CORP UH-1H
- Reported engine: LYCOMING T-53
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 18,631 total, 4,460 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA206) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140523008029A

## Narrative

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

TAKE OFF FROM OWNER OPERATORS PROPERTY, DURING TRANSISITIONAL LIFT HELICOPTER CRASHED UNDER UNKOWN CIRCUMSTANCES IN WAITSBURG, WA.

## 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 WPR14LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA206), May 23, 2014: Williams Helicopter UH 1H (N260TA), Waitsburg, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: An extreme vibration immediately after entering forward flight for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the helicopter did not reveal any anomalies that would have…

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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