# Accident 19790719017009A: Hiller FH1100, Oxnard, CA, July 19, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1979, 14:25 local time
- Place: Oxnard, CA
- Airport: Ventura Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1994° N, 119.2075° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oxnard, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1994&lon=-119.2075&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5064F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5064F-2012-12-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 (registry code 3376502, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-hiller-fh-1100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 317HP (registry code 03011, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-317hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER FH1100
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C18
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,663 total, 29 in this make and model, 582 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79FUQ39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUQ39) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790719017009A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STOPPED ON INITIAL CLIMB FROM HOVER. HIT GROUND ROLLED OVER. TOWEL IN INLET SCOOP INTO COMPRESSO

## 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 LAX79FUQ39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUQ39), Jul 19, 1979: Hiller Acft FH1100 (N5064F), Oxnard, CA, 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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