# Accident 19921211049909A: Hiller FH1100, Forney, TX, December 11, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 1992, 21:29 local time
- Place: Forney, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7498° N, 96.4602° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7498&lon=-96.4602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5046F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5046F-1993-05-20) (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 250C18B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,890 total, 88 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93FA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921211049909A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED DIVING INTO OPEN FIELD PRIOR TO CRASH. PILOT WAS IMBIDING ALCOHOL PRIOR TO FLIGHT. HIGH LEVEL INTOXICATION

## 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 FTW93FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93FA051), Dec 12, 1992: Hiller FH-1100 (N5046F), Forney, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER AS A RESULT OF HIS PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT DUE TO ALCOHOL. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE DARK NIGHT AND THE PILOT'S LIKELY…

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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