# Accident 19850218003309A: Hiller FH1100, Steamboat Sprin, CO, February 18, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1985, 16:30 local time
- Place: Steamboat Sprin, CO
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4491° N, 106.8191° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4491&lon=-106.8191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4035G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4035G-2019-11-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 (registry code 3376502, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-hiller-fh-1100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20B (registry code 03081, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER FH1100
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 639 total, 15 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN85LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850218003309A

## Narrative

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

LARGE PILOT ALONE IN RIGHT SEAT. HIS WEIGHT CAUSED HELICOPTER TO LEAN, LEG BLOCKED FULL CYCLIC MOVEMENT.

## 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 DEN85LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA079), Feb 18, 1985: Hiller FH-1100 (N4035G), Steamboat Sprng, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4035G (2)

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

- [Accident 20161006019169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161006019169A), Oct 6, 2016: Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 (N4035G), Lino Lakes, MN, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Aircraft encountered an in flight breakup near Lino Lakes, MN.
- [Accident 20060608012339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060608012339A), Jun 8, 2006: Hiller FH1100 (N4035G), Navarre Beach, FL, Minor damage. (-23) On June 8, 2006, at 1230 CDT, the pilot in command of N4035G, an FH-1100 helicopter departed from a private heliport at Navarre Beach Florida on a…

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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