Incident report
Bell UH-1B crash near Forks, Washington, United States
fatal2019-03-081 fatality
Summary
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.
Incident details
Date
2019-03-08
Location
Forks, Washington, United States
Aircraft
Operator type
civil
Fatalities
1
Injuries
0
Probable cause
Phase of flight
cruise
Weather
VMC
Source
NTSB CAROL ↗48.1011, -124.0950
Quick stats
Severityfatal
Fatalities1
Injuries0
SourceNTSB CAROL
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