Bell UH-1F accident near Banda Ache, Id, March 29, 2005
On March 29, 2005, a Bell UH-1F (helicopter), registered N4040P, was substantially damaged in an accident near Banda Ache. It was an other work-use flight under non-U.S. private rules. No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- March 29, 2005 · cases in 2005
- Place
- Banda Ache, Indonesia
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Bell UH-1F · all UH-1Fs on the register
- Registration
- N4040P · registry record
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Other work-use flight · non-U.S. private rules
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
The aircraft
- Landing gear: fixed
- Operator: Tamarack Air Services, LLC
The flight
- Departed from: Banda Ache
- Flight plan: none
Weather at the time
- Sky: scat at 5,000 ft
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 3 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
The docket, the folder of records gathered during an investigation (maintenance records, photographs, witness statements, examinations), has not been read from the NTSB for this case yet; the list appears here once it has. Open the docket at the NTSB.
Other NTSB records under N4040P the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N4040P on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Bell UH-1 Huey (Iroquois) 398 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Bell 3,080 aircraft on the register
- Other NTSB records under N4040P 1 records · the number may have belonged to another aircraft at the time
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/SEA05WA091.json.
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Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text does not name anyone involved, its policy at this time. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.