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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Hiller FH-1100 · New Orleans, LA · February 19, 1980

Date: February 19, 1980 · 11:30 local
Place: New Orleans, LA
Airport: Lakefront
Phase of flight: Hovering
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N428FH
Reported as: Hiller FH1100
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,090 total1,000 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N428FHRegistration cancelled Apr 7, 1988 · Fairchild Hiller FH-1100S/N 131 Airframe modelFairchild Hiller FH-1100

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

While in a hover 15 feet above ground lost control from tail rotor. Tail rotor drive shaft coupling. Cables broken.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE IN A HOVER 15 FEET ABOVE GROUND LOST CONTROL FROM TAIL ROTOR. TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT COUPLING. CABLES BROKEN.

Other reports on N428FH · 1

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

Accident 19860408029289AHovering · Miami, FLWhile solo student was hovering aircraft wobbled, rolled and impacted ground. Cause under investigation.Apr 8, 1986 · Substantial damage