19851219062889A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hiller FH-1100 · Bountiful, UT · December 19, 1985

Date
December 19, 1985 · 09:45 local
Place
Bountiful, UT
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N184FH
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN86LA049
Reported as
Hiller FH1100
Reported engine
Allison 250C18B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,102 total185 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Fog and snow caused a whiteout condition during flight. Saw vegetation in snow, slowed forward speed, hit ground.

As the FAA filed it

FOG AND SNOW CAUSED A WHITEOUT CONDITION DURING FLIGHT. SAW VEGETATION IN SNOW, SLOWED FORWARD SPEED, HIT GROUND.

NTSB investigation

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