Restricted · Agriculture and Pest Control, Forest, Aerial Surveying, Patrolling, Other
Airworthiness date
Sep 25, 1996
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type data
Airframe
Manufacturer
Garlick Helicopters INC
Model
HH-1K
Year
1970
Serial number
157198
Aircraft type
Rotorcraft
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
10
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
AC5D23
Engine
Make and model
Ama/Expr Unknown Eng
Type
Turbo-shaft
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records
1996 – 2013Rick Patterson INC DBAYuba City, CA
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026
NTSB events (1)
Accident · destroyed
Jun 29, 2000 · Live Oak, CA
The inadequate lubrication of the tail rotor drive shaft coupling by unknown maintenance personnel that resulted in the in-flight failure and separation of the helicopter's tail boom.
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.