# Accident 19920409043079A: Kaman HH43FCHOPPER, Manteo, NC, April 9, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1992, 15:55 local time
- Place: Manteo, NC
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Slope Landing
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 35.8900° N, 75.6593° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8900&lon=-75.6593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N100PL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N100PL-2013-03-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kaman HH-43F (registry code 4800708, https://openairdocs.org/model/kaman-hh-43f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KAMAN HH43FCHOPPER
- Reported engine: LYC T53L11D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,185 total, 600 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920409043079A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED HOVER LANDING IN CROSSWIND. ON FIFTH ATTEMPT MAIN ROTOR BLADE HIT EMPENNAGE AND SEVERED IT.

## 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 ATL92LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA075), Apr 9, 1992: Kaman HH-43F (N100PL), Manteo, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS, IN THAT HE INADVERTENTLY ACTIVATED THE TAIL ROTOR PEDALS. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE CROSS WIND, AND THE SLOPE OF THE LANDING AREA.

## Other reports on N100PL (2)

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

- [Accident 19990925027729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990925027729A), Sep 25, 1999: Kaman HH43F (N100PL), Phoenix, AZ, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (.19) On September 25, 1999, about 0650 hours mountain time, a Kaman HH-43F helicopter, N100PL, was destroyed when it collided with terrain at Phoenix,…
- [Accident 19921211050309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921211050309A), Dec 11, 1992: Kaman HH43F (N100PL), Columbia, SC, Substantial damage. Engine spooled down while hooking sling load of logs. Autorotated into trees. Fuel shut off solenoid failed.

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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