# Accident 19920708024609A: Hiller FH1100, Van Nuys, CA, July 8, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1992, 16:55 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1904° N, 118.4905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1904&lon=-118.4905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5061F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5061F-1993-11-02) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,323 total, 2 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA288) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920708024609A

## Narrative

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

DRIFTED AFTER LIFTOFF HELIPAD. MAIN ROTORS STRUCK GROUND. HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER.

## 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 LAX92LA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA288), Jul 8, 1992: Hiller FH-1100 (N5061F), Van Nuys, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE SECOND PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE ROTORCRAFT FLIGHT CONTROLS AND THE FIRST PILOT'S POOR SUPERVISION OF THE FLIGHT. A FACTOR RELATING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS BOTH PILOT'S INEXPERIENCE IN THE…

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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