# Accident 19820826042199A: Frchld FH1100, Mason City, NV, August 26, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1982, 18:30 local time
- Place: Mason City, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 43.1504° N, 93.1892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1504&lon=-93.1892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1345Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1345Q-2013-04-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 (registry code 3376502, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-hiller-fh-1100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FRCHLD FH1100
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C18
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,000 total, 3,700 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC82DA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820826042199A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER CRASHED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER FUEL CONTROL FAILURE. P/N684871.

## 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 MKC82DA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA158), Aug 26, 1982: Fairchild Hiller FH 1100 (N1345Q), Mason City, IA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1345Q (2)

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

- [Accident 19980426007589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980426007589A), Apr 26, 1998: Hiller FH1100 (N1345Q), Stevensville, MD, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23)The helicopter crashed in a field after an in-flight separation of the rotor system. The helicopter was destroyed by the post crash fire. The cause of the…
- [Accident 19880911070769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880911070769A), Sep 11, 1988: Hiller FH1100 (N1345Q), Picacho, AZ, Destroyed. Indicates second pilot was at control on impact. Neither pilot helicopter rated. Helicopter not ceritifed for flight

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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