# Accident 19880911070769A: Hiller FH1100, Picacho, AZ, September 11, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1988, 14:15 local time
- Place: Picacho, AZ
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7085° N, 111.4949° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Picacho, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7085&lon=-111.4949&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1345Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1345Q-2013-04-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 (registry code 3376502, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-hiller-fh-1100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER FH1100
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25,169 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88FA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA332) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880911070769A

## Narrative

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

INDICATES SECOND PILOT WAS AT CONTROL ON IMPACT.NEITHER PILOT HELICOPTER RATED. HELICOPTER NOT CERITIFED FOR FLIGHT

## 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 LAX88FA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA332), Sep 11, 1988: Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 (N1345Q), Picacho, AZ, destroyed. Probable cause: OWNER/PIC USED POOR JUDGEMENT IN ALLOWING AN UNQUALIFIED PILOT TO FLY THE HELICOPTER WHEN IT WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH DUAL CONTROLS.

## Other reports on N1345Q (2)

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

- [Accident 19980426007589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980426007589A), Apr 26, 1998: Hiller FH1100 (N1345Q), Stevensville, MD, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23)The helicopter crashed in a field after an in-flight separation of the rotor system. The helicopter was destroyed by the post crash fire. The cause of the…
- [Accident 19820826042199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820826042199A), Aug 26, 1982: Frchld FH1100 (N1345Q), Mason City, NV, Substantial damage. Helicopter crashed during emergency landing after fuel control failure. P/N684871.

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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