# NTSB Accident SEA98LA146
> **Garlick UH-1H** · 1998-07-24 · LIBBY, MT, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA98LA146
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10726
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-07-24
- **Location:** LIBBY, MT, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Garlick
- **Model:** UH-1H
- **Registration:** N83NW
- **FAR Part:** 133
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A failure of the external load cable, which became entangled in the tail rotor.

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