# Incident 19800219026749I: Hiller FH1100, New Orleans, LA, February 19, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 1980, 11:30 local time
- Place: New Orleans, LA
- Airport: Lakefront
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0424° N, 90.0282° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAKEFRONT (NEW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0424&lon=-90.0282&mi=10
- Aircraft: N428FH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N428FH-1988-04-07) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,090 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800219026749I

## Narrative

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

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 19860408029289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860408029289A), Apr 8, 1986: Hiller FH1100 (N428FH), Miami, FL, Substantial damage. While solo student was hovering aircraft wobbled, rolled and impacted ground. Cause under investigation.

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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