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Aviation accident SEA95LA221

SERS · Bell UH-1L · 1995-09-18 · GRACE, ID, USA

Event

NTSB number
SEA95LA221
Event ID
20001207X04608
Type
Accident
Date
1995-09-18
Location
GRACE, ID, USA
Coordinates
42.51099, -111.74057

Injuries

Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1

Aircraft

Make
Bell
Model
UH-1L
Registration
N70410
FAR Part
133
Engines
1
Damage
DEST

Conditions

Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC

Probable cause

the fatigue failure of the centrifugal impeller and the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing. Factors contributing to the accident were: the lack of required compliance with the FAA Airworthiness Directive by the operator, the insufficiently defined FAA procedure within the AD (failure to include the -07 impeller and establish a cycle count program), and inadequate rotor RPM.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
Machine
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