N64789 (Bell UH-1B) — routes, history & safety record

FlightFinder has no observed route profile for this registration. The documented safety events below are available independently of live flight tracking.

Safety history

August 14, 1990Accident
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL WHEN INTENTIONALLY SLOWING HIS AIRCRAFT TO OFF LOAD WATER ON FIRE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ARM AND RELEASE THE EXTERNAL LOAD.
Bell UH-1B
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL WHEN INTENTIONALLY SLOWING HIS AIRCRAFT TO OFF LOAD WATER ON FIRE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ARM AND RELEASE THE EXTERNAL LOAD. Full accident record
June 30, 1986Accident
THE HELICOPTER EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE SHORTLY AFTER LIFT-OFF PRIOR TO A SPRAY RUN ON A NEARBY FIELD. THE ENGINE DECELERATED TO ZERO AND THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THE TURBINE ROTOR WAS DESTROYED AND EVIDENCE OF OVERSPEED AND TENSION OVERLOAD WAS FOUND.
Bell UH-1B