# Accident 19790919029489A: Hiller FH1100, Champlain, VA, September 19, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1979, 09:45 local time
- Place: Champlain, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0135° N, 76.9927° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Champlain, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0135&lon=-76.9927&mi=10
- Aircraft: N421FH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N421FH-2012-06-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 (registry code 3376502, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-hiller-fh-1100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER FH1100
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 700 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79FID37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FID37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790919029489A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. AIRCRAFT LOST ROTOR SPEED AND LANDED HARD.

## 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 IAD79FID37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FID37), Sep 19, 1979: Hiller FH1100 (N421FH), Champlain, VA, substantial damage

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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