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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Hiller FH1100 · Gettysburg, PA · April 26, 1983

Date
April 26, 1983 · 12:00 local
Place
Gettysburg, PA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4034K
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC83FA102
Reported as
Hiller FH1100
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
8,500 total1,200 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Helicopter broke up in flight after what appeared to be an abrupt maneuver. Pilot was demonstrating helicopter.

As the FAA filed it

HELICOPTER BROKE UP IN FLIGHT AFTER WHAT APPEARED TO BE AN ABRUPT MANEUVER. PILOT WAS DEMONSTRATING HELICOPTER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.