# Accident 20190606005969A: Bell UH-1H, Bethel, AK, June 6, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 2019, 14:00 local time
- Place: Bethel, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: YUKL
- Location: 60.7922° N, 161.7647° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7922&lon=-161.7647&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4085L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4085L-2020-08-21) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 400 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA344) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190606005969A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## 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 GAA19CA344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA344), Jun 6, 2019: Bell UH 1H (N4085L), Bethel, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a total loss of engine power, and his improper landing flare during a forced autorotation, which resulted in a hard landing.…

## Other reports on N4085L (1)

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

- [Accident 19990906046569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990906046569A), Sep 6, 1999: Bell UH1H (N4085L), Silverton, CO, No damage. (-23) Pilot was transporting an external load on the first flight of the day when the ground crew reported fire and smoke coming out the tail pipe of the…

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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