# Accident 19810731046549A: Frchld FH1100, Sioux Falls, SD, July 31, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1981, 11:05 local time
- Place: Sioux Falls, SD
- Airport: Joe Foss
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5820° N, 96.7419° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JOE FOSS FLD (FSD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5820&lon=-96.7419&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4258V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4258V-2012-11-29) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1 in this make and model, 121 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81FTK17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTK17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810731046549A

## Narrative

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

PRACTICE TO BECOME FAMILIAR WITH NEW AIRCRAFT. TAIL ROTOR STRUCK GROUND ON QUICK STOP TO HOVER. 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 DEN81FTK17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTK17), Jul 31, 1981: Hiller Acft FH1100 (N4258V), Sioux Falls, SD, 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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