# Accident 19860906045999A: Hiller FH1100, Abilene, TX, September 6, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1986, 18:30 local time
- Place: Abilene, TX
- Airport: Abilene Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3392° N, 99.6744° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3392&lon=-99.6744&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5068F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5068F-1992-04-22) (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: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,870 total, 236 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW86LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860906045999A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER HIT THE GROUND AFTER LOSING CONTROL ON TAKEOFF. TENSION TORSION BAR FAILED DUE TO CONTAMINATED LUBRICANT

## 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 FTW86LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LA164), Sep 6, 1986: Hiller FH-1100 (N5068F), Abilene, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5068F (1)

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

- [Accident 19770424009679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770424009679A), Apr 24, 1977: Frchld FH1100 (N5068F), Watson Is, FL, Substantial damage. Type bird unk.t/r blades sepd.

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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