# Hess William C RH-1 FALCON

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 05604I9
- Manufacturer (registry): HESS WILLIAM C
- Model: RH-1 FALCON
- Aircraft type: Rotorcraft
- Category: Rotorcraft
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 1
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 0
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/hess-william-c-rh-1-falcon

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

None matched.

## Registered aircraft

None registered with this model now.

## NTSB investigations (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 CHI00LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA212), Jul 18, 2000: Hess RH-1 Falcon (N7242H), New Castle, IN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: aircraft control not attained by the pilot.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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.

- [Accident 20000718037419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000718037419A), Jul 18, 2000: N7242H, New Castle, IN, No damage, 1 fatal. (-23) On 07/18/00, at approximately 1930 EST, an experimental william c. hess RH-1 falcon, N7242H, owned by william c. hess, [privacy data omitted] crashed…

## The same model under other registry codes

Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.

- [Stengel Robin H RH-1 FALCON](https://openairdocs.org/model/stengel-robin-h-rh-1-falcon): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 056021M
- [Rotor Hawk RH-1 FALCON](https://openairdocs.org/model/rotor-hawk-rh-1-falcon): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05602ZO
- [Reith Karl F RH-1 FALCON](https://openairdocs.org/model/reith-karl-f-rh-1-falcon): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05610O8

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