# NTSB Accident WPR15LA159
> **GARLICK UH-1B** · 2015-05-08 · Kettle Falls, WA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR15LA159
- **Event ID:** 20150511X95737
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2015-05-08
- **Location:** Kettle Falls, WA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 48.875831, -118.132225
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** GARLICK
- **Model:** UH-1B
- **Registration:** N46969
- **FAR Part:** 133
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A total loss of engine power due to foreign object (towel) ingestion. Contributing to the accident was maintenance personnel’s inadequate postmaintenance inspection of the engine.

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