# Incident 20141023021459I: Bell UH-1H, Rio Grande, TX, October 23, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 2014, 14:00 local time
- Place: Rio Grande, TX
- Airport: Rio Grande City
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.5500° N, 98.7200° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5500&lon=-98.7200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72595, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72595-2022-12-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell UH-1H (registry code 1181407, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-uh-1h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL UH-1H
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15TA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15TA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141023021459I

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN15TA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15TA035), Oct 23, 2014: Bell UH1H (N72595), San Isidro, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight crew's failure to ensure that the sliding cabin door was properly secured before the flight.

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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