# Accident 19880528023309A: Hiller FH1100, Boardman, OR, May 28, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1988, 09:30 local time
- Place: Boardman, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: GEPA
- Location: 45.6090° N, 117.8893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6090&lon=-117.8893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N370FH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HILLER FH1100
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C18
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,016 total, 12 in this make and model, 73 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA88LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880528023309A

## Narrative

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

BEGAN OSCILLATIONS PORPOISING AND LOST CONTROL DURING A PRACTICE HOVER. HIT GROUND GOING BACKWARDS.

## 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 SEA88LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA106), May 28, 1988: Hiller FH-1100 (N370FH), Elgin, OR, substantial damage

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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