# Accident 19790223003319A: Hiller FH1100, Blacksburg, VA, February 23, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 1979, 10:35 local time
- Place: Blacksburg, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2313° N, 80.4267° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blacksburg, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2313&lon=-80.4267&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30VA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30VA-1979-10-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 (registry code 3376502, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-hiller-fh-1100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER FH1100
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 265 total, 265 in this make and model, 87 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79FID09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FID09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790223003319A

## Narrative

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

PILOT TOOK OFF IN ADVERSE WEATHER AND FLEW THE HELICOPTER INTO THE GROUND.

## 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 IAD79FID09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FID09), Feb 23, 1979: Hiller 1100 (N30VA), Blacksburg, VA, destroyed

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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