SERS · GARLICK UH-1H · 1998-12-14 · DARRINGTON, WA, USA
Event
NTSB number
SEA99LA020
Event ID
20001211X11632
Type
Accident
Date
1998-12-14
Location
DARRINGTON, WA, USA
Coordinates
48.189357, -121.210533
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
GARLICK
Model
UH-1H
Registration
N94NW
FAR Part
133
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The total separation of the vertical fin (stabilizer), as the result of fatigue cracks which initiated in the fourth rivet hole above where the fin extends from the tailboom.