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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Richards Heavylift Helo UH-1B · Forks, WA · March 8, 2019

Date: March 8, 2019 · 07:05 local
Place: Forks, WA
Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
Operator: ZIEL
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N64RA
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR19FA091
Reported as: Richards Heavylift Helo UH-1B
Reported engine: Honeywell T53-L-13
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor

N64RARegistration cancelled Mar 5, 2022 · Richards Heavylift Helo UH-1BS/N 65-12854 · Built 1965 Airframe modelRichards Heavylift Helo UH-1B Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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While conducting 14CFR part 133 external load, logging operations, the helicopter collided with mountainous terrain. The pilot who was the sole person onboard was fatally injured. There were no witnesses to the accident however the pilot radioed that he was going down to ground personnel.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE CONDUCTING 14CFR PART 133 EXTERNAL LOAD, LOGGING OPERATIONS, THE HELICOPTER COLLIDED WITH MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. THE PILOT WHO WAS THE SOLE PERSON ONBOARD WAS FATALLY INJURED. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT HOWEVER THE PILOT RADIOED THAT HE WAS GOING DOWN TO GROUND PERSONNEL.

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 WPR19FA091Accident · 1 fatalClass 2 · FieldFinal reportForks, WAA total loss of engine power due to the failure of the gas generator sealing disk as a result of the operator’s exceedance of the sealing disk life limits at too low an altitude for the pilot to accomplish a successful autorotation which resulted in the…Mar 8, 2019 · Destroyed

Other reports on N64RA · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20080629841569AFinal Approach · Iliamna, AK(-23) During a practice "autorotation" maneuver the collective was lowered to approximately 2/3 down when, the helicopter experienced a severe vertical 1:1 vibration. Increasing or decreasing power, or inputting of cyclic roll or pitch, would not decrease…Jun 29, 2008 · Substantial damage