- Date
- July 19, 1979
- Place
- Oxnard, CA · OXNARD, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5064FHiller Acft FH1100
- Status
- Completed · report August 22, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790719017009A
- Case key
- 135217
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1854 79/7/19 OXNARD,CA HILLER ACFT FH1100 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 1663 TIME - 1445 N5064F PX- 0 0 1 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 582 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OXNARD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OXNARD,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- SHOP TOWEL IN COMPRESSOR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5064F
- Reported as
- Hiller Acft FH1100
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Oxnard
N5064FRegistration cancelled Dec 10, 2012 · Fairchild Hiller FH-1100Airframe modelFairchild Hiller FH-1100Engine modelAllison 250 SER 317HP
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.