# Accident 19921211050309A: Kaman HH43F, Columbia, SC, December 11, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 1992, 11:00 local time
- Place: Columbia, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 33.9409° N, 81.1503° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9409&lon=-81.1503&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 HH43F
- Reported engine: LYC T53L11D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,325 total, 740 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL93LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921211050309A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SPOOLED DOWN WHILE HOOKING SLING LOAD OF LOGS. AUTOROTATED INTO TREES. FUEL SHUT OFF SOLENOID FAILED.

## 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 ATL93LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA033), Dec 11, 1992: Kaman HH43F (N100PL), Columbia, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE DETERIORATION OF THE ENGINE FUEL SHUTOFF SOLENOID VALVE WHICH FAILED IN THE CLOSED POSITION.

## 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 19920409043079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920409043079A), Apr 9, 1992: Kaman HH43FCHOPPER (N100PL), Manteo, NC, Substantial damage. Attempted hover landing in crosswind. On fifth attempt main rotor blade hit empennage and severed it.

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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