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NTSB accident investigation · Hiller Acft FH1100 · Sioux Falls, SD · July 31, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 31, 1981
Place
Sioux Falls, SD · SIOUX FALLS, SD
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N4258VHiller Acft FH1100
Status
Completed · report December 11, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810731046549A
Case key
123906

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2483  81/7/31    SIOUX FALLS,SD      HILLER ACFT FH1100  CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1105                    N4258V              PX-  0  0  1  TRAINING                  31, 4759 TOTAL HOURS, 1
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOE FOSS FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SIOUX FALLS,SD              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAXI: AERIAL TAXI, OTHER
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- CREW CRASHED DURING SELF INSTRUCTIONAL FAMILIARIZATION FLT.

Aircraft

Registration
N4258V
Reported as
Hiller Acft FH1100
Category
Helicopter
Engine
turbo shaft
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Joe Foss Field

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N4258V · 1

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