# NTSB LAX79FUQ39: Hiller Acft FH1100, N5064F, Oxnard, CA, July 19, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 19, 1979
- Place: Oxnard, CA · OXNARD, CA
- Location: 34.1994° N, 119.2075° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oxnard, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1994&lon=-119.2075&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 22, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135217
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79FUQ39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUQ39

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5064F-2012-12-10), registration cancelled 2012-12-10, S/N 244, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER ACFT FH1100
- Registry model: [Fairchild Hiller FH-1100](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-hiller-fh-1100) (registry code 3376502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Allison 250 SER 317HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-317hp) (registry code 03011, turbo-shaft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Oxnard

## 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 19790719017009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790719017009A), Jul 19, 1979: Hiller FH1100, Oxnard, CA, Destroyed. Engine stopped on initial climb from hover. Hit ground rolled over. Towel in inlet scoop into compresso

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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