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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bell UH-1H · Rio Grande, TX · October 23, 2014

Date: October 23, 2014 · 14:00 local
Place: Rio Grande, TX
Airport: Rio Grande City
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N72595
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN15TA035
Reported as: Bell UH-1H
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N72595Registration cancelled Dec 15, 2022 · Bell UH-1HS/N 73-21769 Airframe modelBell UH-1H

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On oct. 23, 2014, a huey UH-1 helicopter lost its left cabin door in flight. According to james mills, air safety program manager for the office of air and marine. During the interview with the crew, they said they may not have installed the pin that secures the door in the locked position against the aft bulkhead. There were no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

ON OCT. 23, 2014, A HUEY UH-1 HELICOPTER LOST ITS LEFT CABIN DOOR IN FLIGHT. ACCORDING TO JAMES MILLS, AIR SAFETY PROGRAM MANAGER FOR THE OFFICE OF AIR AND MARINE. DURING THE INTERVIEW WITH THE CREW, THEY SAID THEY MAY NOT HAVE INSTALLED THE PIN THAT SECURES THE DOOR IN THE LOCKED POSITION AGAINST THE AFT BULKHEAD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN15TA035Accident · No injuriesFinal reportSan Isidro, TXThe flight crew's failure to ensure that the sliding cabin door was properly secured before the flight.Oct 23, 2014 · Substantial damage