# NTSB Accident SEA97LA126
> **Garlick UH-1H** · 1997-06-03 · ADDY, WA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA97LA126
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08244
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-06-03
- **Location:** ADDY, WA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 48.320243, -117.909606
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Garlick
- **Model:** UH-1H
- **Registration:** N85NW
- **FAR Part:** 133
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The inflight failure of the K-FLEX engine-to-gear box drive shaft and no suitable site in which to make a forced/emergency landing. A factor was the mountainous/hilly terrain.

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