# NTSB SEA05WA091: Bell UH-1F, N4040P, Banda Ache, Indonesia, March 29, 2005

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: March 29, 2005
- Place: Banda Ache, Indonesia
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: Helena, Montana
- NTSB case key (mKey): 61411
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA05WA091
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/61411/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05WA091

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4040P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4040P), registered now, S/N 65-7911, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Bell UH-1F
- Registry model: [Bell UH-1F](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-uh-1f) (registry code 1181411) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming T-53 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-t-53-series) (registry code 41552, turbo-shaft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Other work use, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Tamarack Air Services, LLC
- Departed: Banda Ache

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC)
- Lowest ceiling: none

## Other investigations on N4040P (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 ATL93LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA075), Apr 16, 1993: Bell UH1F (N4040P), Gatlinburg, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for unknown reasons.

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.

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