# Accident 19801225078089A: Frchld 1100, Somerset, PA, December 25, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 25, 1980, 11:30 local time
- Place: Somerset, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0050° N, 79.0779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Somerset, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0050&lon=-79.0779&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5042F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5042F-2008-02-27) (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: FRCHLD 1100
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 866 total, 66 in this make and model, 77 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FGM09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FGM09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801225078089A

## Narrative

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

FORGOT TO REMOVE WHEELS & TOWBAR PRIOR TO FLIGHT. TOWBAR STRUCK GROUND FIRST ON LANDING. HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER.

## 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 NYC81FGM09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FGM09), Dec 25, 1980: Hiller Acft FH1100 (N5042F), Somerset, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5042F (1)

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

- [Accident 19840316006109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840316006109A), Mar 16, 1984: Hiller FH1100 (N5042F), Provo, UT, Substantial damage. A skid stuck in soft ground while trying to lift off. Helicopter then entered a dynamic rollover regime and crashed

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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