# NTSB Accident WPR19FA091
> **BELL UH1B** · 2019-03-08 · Forks, WA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR19FA091
- **Event ID:** 20190308X50301
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2019-03-08
- **Location:** Forks, WA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 48.101112, -124.095
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BELL
- **Model:** UH1B
- **Registration:** N64RA
- **FAR Part:** 133
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A total loss of engine power due to the failure of the gas generator sealing disk as a result of the operator’s exceedance of the sealing disk life limits at too low an altitude for the pilot to accomplish a successful autorotation which resulted in the collision with terrain.

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