NTSB investigations: Bell UH-1B, FL

5 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Bell UH-1B. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

Cases per year

19862026
NTSB investigations: Bell UH-1B, FL per year, 1986–2026: 5 cases
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duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1
  WHERE c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'FL' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA'
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1181410'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB MIA02LA133Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell UH-1B · Lorida, FLThe pilot's continued operation with known engine anomalies resulting in loss of engine power due to failure of the engine fuel control pump drive clutch assembly due to wear and collision with the terrain during the resultant descent.Jul 16, 2002 · N91281 · Substantial damageNTSB MIA97LA099Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell UH-1B · Labelle, FLCompany maintenance personnel's failure to properly evaluate a main rotor system problem resulting in main rotor straps with multiple laminates separated due to fatigue cracking being allowed to continue in service until failure and separation of a main rotor…Mar 11, 1997 · N70696 · DestroyedNTSB MIA96LA166Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell UH-1B · Lorida, FLfailure of company maintenance personnel to properly torque the tail rotor 90 degree gear box mounting bolts during installation, which resulted in failure of the mounting studs due to bending fatigue and subsequent separation of the gearbox.Jun 28, 1996 · N9846F · Substantial damageNTSB MIA91LA113Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell UH-1B · Vero Beach, FLImproper maintenance adjustment by company maintenance personnel resulting in overtorque of a tailboom attach bolt which allowed the tailboom to shift. This disengaged the tail rotor drive shaft at a coupling resulting in the loss of tail rotor drive.Mar 12, 1991 · N9687R · Substantial damageNTSB MIA86LA138Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell UH-1B · North Port, FLThe flt experienced an eng failure at an alt of aprx 8 ft AGL shortly after takeoff and the helicopter sustained substantial damage when a hard landing was made. Post accident inspection of the eng revealed the pwr turbine wheel experienced a loss of two…Apr 14, 1986 · N4242T · Substantial damage