# Accident 19830728035809A: Hiller FH1100, Porterville, CA, July 28, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1983, 12:03 local time
- Place: Porterville, CA
- Airport: Porterville
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9593° N, 118.9193° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9593&lon=-118.9193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N450FH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N450FH-1984-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 (registry code 3376502, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-hiller-fh-1100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER FH1100
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C18
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 14,546 total, 400 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83FA362](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA362) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830728035809A

## Narrative

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

MAST BUMPING. MAIN ROTOR SEPARATION, A FIRE AND EXPLOSION OCCURRED DURING A LOW G LOAD FACTORY TEST MANEUVER.

## 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 LAX83FA362](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA362), Jul 28, 1983: Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 (N450FH), Porterville, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N450FH (1)

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

- [Incident 19781020029089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781020029089I), Oct 20, 1978: Hiller FH1100 (N450FH), Huntington Beac, CA. Engine stopped while maneuvering for landing on an oil platform. Autorotated into the water.

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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