- Date
- May 1, 1981
- Place
- Williston, ND · WILLISTON, ND
- Injuries
- 8 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N46942Bell UH-1B
- Status
- Completed · report May 18, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810501021029A
- Case key
- 125455
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3650 81/5/1 NR.WILLISTON,ND BELL UH-1B CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 6070 TIME - 1849 N46942 PX- 7 0 0 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, 29 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WILLISTON,ND LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: DEFICIENCY,COMPANY MAINTAINED EQPMT,SERVICES,REGULATION PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL GRADE-IMPROPER POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: NOZZLE,FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED POWERPLANT - TURBINE ASSEMBLY: BLADE,TURBINE WHEEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERHEATED FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- USING UNLEADED AUTO/NO 1 DIESEL FUEL.4 NOZZLES OBSTD,SVRL TURB BLADES FAILED FM OVRHT/BLADE CREEP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N46942
- Reported as
- Bell UH-1B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
N46942Registration cancelled Oct 9, 2014 · Bell UH-1BAirframe modelBell UH-1BEngine modelLycoming T-55 SER TS
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.