- Date
- August 26, 1982, 18:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Mason City, IA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1345QFairchild Hiller FH 1100
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 26, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820826042199A
- Case key
- 71605
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
During a swath run, the engine RPM dropped to flight idle and the helicopter was landed hard in a clear area beside the field. An investigation revealed that a sensing line for the fuel control system had failed. This prevented the engine from operating above idle power.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1345Q
- Reported as
- Fairchild Hiller FH 1100
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 168
- Airframe hours
- 6,800
- Engine
- Allison 250-C18, 274 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Jerry Lee Alley
- Registered owner
- County Of Nassau
- Departed
- Clear Lake, IA
- Destination
- Clear Lake, IA
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 50
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 16,000 total · 3,700 in this make and model · 210 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 235° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 189 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N1345Q · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.