# Incident 20251106017539I: Bell UH-1H, Nome, AK, November 6, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 2025, 13:00 local time
- Place: Nome, AK
- Airport: Nome
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: FXTL
- Location: 64.5126° N, 165.4444° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NOME (OME), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.5126&lon=-165.4444&mi=10
- Aircraft: N959BH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N959BH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell UH-1H (registry code 1181407, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-uh-1h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Honeywell T53-L-703 (registry code 33882, https://openairdocs.org/engine/honeywell-t53-l-703) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL UH-1H
- Reported engine: HONEYWELL T53-L-703
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,291 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251106017539I

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 6, 2025, N959BH FLEW FROM UNALAKLEET TO NOME, ALASKA.  THE PIC IDNETIFIED DAMAGE TO ONE OF THE TAIL ROTOR BLADES DURING THE POST FLIGHT WALKAROUND.

IT WAS LATER IDENTFIED THAT A DZUS FASTNER HAD SEPERATED FROM THE VERTICAL TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT QUICK ACCESS PANEL AND STRUCK THE TAIL ROTOR BLADE DURING 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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