# Accident 19960628015469A: Hiller FH1100, Webster, FL, June 28, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1996, 13:10 local time
- Place: Webster, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.6108° N, 82.0491° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.6108&lon=-82.0491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N598F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N598F-2002-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hiller FH-1100 (registry code 4361415, https://openairdocs.org/model/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
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C18
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,112 total, 131 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96FA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96FA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960628015469A

## Narrative

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

LOST TAIL ROTOR BLADE INFLIGHT. SPUN TO IMPACT. TENSION TORSION BAR HAD FAILED. PILOT FAILED CUT POWER AND AUTOROTE

## 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 MIA96FA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96FA168), Jun 28, 1996: Hiller FH-1100 (N598F), Webster, FL, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: inadequate compliance with AD 77-07-08 (and SB FH1100-55-2A) by other maintenance personnel, and subsequent fatigue failure of plates in the tail rotor torsion tension bar. Factors related to 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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