Accident · 1993-11-12

NTSB case SEA94LA030 · HAWKINS & POWERS UH-1B · Part 133

What the record says

Event date
1993-11-12
Event type
Accident
Highest injury level
Minor injury
Aircraft
HAWKINS & POWERS UH-1B (N91NW)
Operating rule
Part 133
Operator
NORTHWEST HELICOPTERS, LLC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report)
NORTHWEST HELICOPTERS, INC.

Probable cause

TOTAL FAILURE OF THE INTERMEDIATE GEARBOX. THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR AN AUTOROTATION WAS A FACTOR.

Source: NTSB case SEA94LA030

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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