# Accident 19810316012199A: Frchld FH1100, Bastrop, TX, March 16, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 1981, 14:00 local time
- Place: Bastrop, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.1152° N, 97.3266° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bastrop, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1152&lon=-97.3266&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5065F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5065F-2014-10-14) (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: FRCHLD FH1100
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 400 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FRG25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRG25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810316012199A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DURING LANDING APPROACH. TOO LOW FOR AUTOROTATION. FOUND FUEL HAD BEEN EXHAUSTED. EMPTY TANKS.

## 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 FTW81FRG25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRG25), Mar 16, 1981: Hiller Acft FH1100 (N5065F), Bastrop, TX, 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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