# Accident 20150219001229A: Bell UH-1H, Shelton, WA, February 19, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 2015, 15:40 local time
- Place: Shelton, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: WYFL
- Location: 47.1294° N, 123.2311° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1294&lon=-123.2311&mi=10
- Aircraft: N166DR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N166DR) (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: LYCOMING T53-L-13
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 16,600 total, 700 in this make and model, 105 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150219001229A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED DURING LIFTING A FERTILIZER BUCKET THE ENGINE MADE TWO LOUD BANGS, FOLLOWED BY THE LOW ROTOR WARNING HORN. THE PILOT PERFORMED AN AUTOROTATION TO THE GROUND FROM ABOUT 15-20 FEET ABOVE 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 WPR15LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA109), Feb 19, 2015: Bell/Garlick UH 1H (N166DR), Shelton, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The fatigue failure of the engine-to-transmission driveshaft adapter attachment bolt due to the application of inadequate torque on the bolt during assembly.

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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