# Incident 19871021072539I: Hiller FH1100, Fresno, CA, October 21, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1987, 08:10 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7477° N, 119.7724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fresno, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7477&lon=-119.7724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N580RH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N580RH-2013-07-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 (registry code 3376502, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-hiller-fh-1100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C28 series (registry code 03022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c28-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER FH1100
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C18
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 250 in this make and model, 220 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871021072539I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FLAMED OUT EN ROUTE. PILOT DID NOT HAVE REQUIRED FUEL RESERVE. FLIGHT PURPOSE WAS TRAFFIC WATCH.

## Other reports on N580RH (1)

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

- [Accident 19981010028849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981010028849A), Oct 10, 1998: Hiller FH1100 (N580RH), Fayette, MS, Substantial damage. Helicopter was involved in aerial application when the engine failed, the pilot auto rotated the acft, and the acft struck a log and rolled over. (.19) engine…

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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