# Accident 20120731015749A: Fairchild Hiller FH-1100, Cody, WY, July 31, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2012, 11:30 local time
- Place: Cody, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4172° N, 109.1381° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4172&lon=-109.1381&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5038F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5038F-2018-03-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 (registry code 3376502, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-hiller-fh-1100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD HILLER FH-1100
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250 SER 250HP
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 850 total, 110 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12LA341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA341) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120731015749A

## Narrative

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

ON 07/31/2012 AT APPROXIMATELY 1120 HRS MDT, N5038F, A FAIRCHILD HILLER MODEL FH-1100 ROTORCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE UPON IMPACTING TERRAIN SEVEN MILES SOUTH WEST OF CODY, (KCOD) AIRPORT WY.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE FOUR OCCUPANTS ON BOARD.  WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC).

## 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 WPR12LA341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA341), Jul 31, 2012: Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 (N5038F), Cody, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of a tail rotor driveshaft coupling due to fatigue.

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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