- Date
- October 18, 1981
- Place
- Porte Barre, LA · PORTE BARRE, LA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9054Hiller FH1100
- Status
- Completed · report June 25, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19811018067899A
- Case key
- 122665
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3643 81/10/18 PORTE BARRE,LA HILLER FH1100 CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1855 N9054 PX- 0 0 0 AIR SHOW/RACING AGE 21, 2952 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 379 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BEAUMONT,TX PORTE BARRE,LA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: OTHER POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: CYCLIC PITCH CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WRONG PART MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ENG FOD BY ALT AIR DOOR BOLT,HYD PITCH CONTROL ACTUATOR DISCONNECTED DUE LOSS OF BOLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9054
- Reported as
- Hiller FH1100
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
FAA reports on this event · 1
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