# Incident 19810602039139I: Frchld FH1100, Pampa, TX, June 2, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 1981, 07:15 local time
- Place: Pampa, TX
- Phase of flight: Autorot Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5479° N, 100.9650° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pampa, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5479&lon=-100.9650&mi=10
- Aircraft: N434FH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N434FH) (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 FH1100
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C18B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 443 total, 80 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810602039139I

## Narrative

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

ZA LOUD BANG FROM ENGINE AND TORQUE LOSS WITH AUTOROTATION LANDING. ALT AIR DOOR SPRING SEPARATED;COMPRESSOR 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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