# Accident 19830525021069A: Hiller FH1100, Beaumont, TX, May 25, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1983, 11:30 local time
- Place: Beaumont, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0995° N, 94.1705° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0995&lon=-94.1705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N543FH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N543FH-2018-01-24) (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: HILLER FH1100
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C18
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,159 total, 533 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA247) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830525021069A

## Narrative

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

ENTERED A SETTLING WITH POWER SITUATION AFTER TAKEOFF FROM A PARKING LOT. MADE HARD GROUND CONTACT ON A STREET.

## 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 FTW83LA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA247), May 25, 1983: Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 (N543FH), Beaumont, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N543FH (1)

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

- [Accident 20030124002039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030124002039A), Jan 24, 2003: Hiller FH1100 (N543FH), Fort Myers, FL, Substantial damage. (.19) On January 24, 2003, about 0730 eastern standard time, a fairchild/Hiller helicopter, N543FH, operated by a private individual as a title 14 CFR part 91…

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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