# Accident 20190308001019A: Richards Heavylift Helo Inc UH-1B, Forks, WA, March 8, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 2019, 07:05 local time
- Place: Forks, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: ZIEL
- Location: 48.1011° N, 124.0950° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1011&lon=-124.0950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64RA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64RA-2022-03-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Richards Heavylift Helo UH-1B (registry code 118141G, https://openairdocs.org/model/richards-heavylift-helo-uh-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RICHARDS HEAVYLIFT HELO INC UH-1B
- Reported engine: HONEYWELL T53-L-13
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190308001019A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR19FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA091), Mar 8, 2019: Bell UH1B (N64RA), Forks, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A 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…

## Other reports on N64RA (1)

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

- [Accident 20080629841569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080629841569A), Jun 29, 2008: Bell UH1B (N64RA), Iliamna, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) During a practice "autorotation" maneuver the collective was lowered to approximately 2/3 down when, the helicopter experienced a severe vertical 1:1…

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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