# Accident 19781201039319A: Frchld 1100, West Columbia, SC, December 1, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 1978
- Place: West Columbia, SC
- Airport: Columbia Metro
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 33.9388° N, 81.1195° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at COLUMBIA METRO (CAE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9388&lon=-81.1195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8126H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8126H-2013-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 (registry code 3376502, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-hiller-fh-1100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FRCHLD 1100
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,124 total, 255 in this make and model, 142 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FLG17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLG17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781201039319A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ONE PITCH CHANGE LINK,P/N 24-30-206-57,AND THE ENG TRANS DRIVE SHP/N 2484-446,FAILED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA79FLG17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLG17), Dec 1, 1978: Hiller FH1100 (N8126H), West Columbia, SC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8126H (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19841227075139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841227075139A), Dec 27, 1984: Hiller FH1100 (N8126H), Labelle, FL, Destroyed. Lost engine power and banked to avoid obstacles. Lost control,impacted ground. Tower ingested in compressor section.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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