# Accident 19840729039619A: Hiller FH1100, Meadview, AZ, July 29, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1984, 10:20 local time
- Place: Meadview, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 36.0205° N, 114.2909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0205&lon=-114.2909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N711KH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N711KH-2013-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 (registry code 3376502, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-hiller-fh-1100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 317HP (registry code 03011, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-317hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER FH1100
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,607 total, 177 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84FA421](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA421) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840729039619A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER COLLIDED WITH TREE DURING SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT. COULD NOT DETERMINE IF ENGINE MALFUNCTIONED.

## 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 LAX84FA421](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA421), Jul 29, 1984: Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 (N711KH), Meadview, AZ, destroyed, 3 fatal

## Other reports on N711KH (2)

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

- [Incident 19811213088519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811213088519I), Dec 13, 1981: Frchld FH1100 (N711KH), Peach Springs, AZ. Chip detector light came on from metal sliver from recent change of forward main drive seal.
- [Accident 19740715021509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740715021509A), Jul 15, 1974: Frchld FH1100 (N711KH), Glacier Park, MT, Substantial damage. Ldg on rock ledge. Slid into rocks. Dmgd m/r blades.

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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