# NTSB IAD79FID37: Hiller FH1100, N421FH, Champlain, VA, September 19, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 19, 1979
- Place: Champlain, VA · CHAMPLAIN, VA
- Location: 38.0135° N, 76.9927° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Champlain, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0135&lon=-76.9927&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 11, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133257
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79FID37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FID37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3443  79/9/19    CHAMPLAIN,VA        HILLER FH1100       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 1500
        TIME - 0945                    N421FH              PX-  0  1  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLINTON,MD                  RICHMOND,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- DURING AUTOROTATION PLT SAW POWERLINE & ATTEMPTED TO GLIDE OVER IT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N421FH](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N421FH-2012-06-12), registration cancelled 2012-06-12, S/N 111, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER FH1100
- Registry model: [Fairchild Hiller FH-1100](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-hiller-fh-1100) (registry code 3376502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Allison 250 SER 250HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (registry code 03002, turbo-shaft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790919029489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790919029489A), Sep 19, 1979: Hiller FH1100, Champlain, VA, Substantial damage. Engine failed due to fuel exhaustion. Aircraft lost rotor speed and landed hard.

## Other investigations on N421FH (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 ANC70A0012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70A0012), Aug 3, 1969: Hiller Acft FH1100 (N421FH), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage

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.

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