- Date
- December 25, 1980
- Place
- Somerset, PA · SOMERSET, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5042FHiller Acft FH1100
- Status
- Completed · report January 29, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19801225078089A
- Case key
- 127626
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3306 80/12/25 SOMERSET,PA HILLER ACFT FH1100 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 29, 866 TIME - 1130 N5042F PX- 0 0 0 SOLO TOTAL HOURS, 66 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SOMERSET,PA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER LANDING: ROLL-ON/RUN-ON PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED REMARKS- TKOF W GND WHL RETRACTING BAR INSTLD.PLT MADE ROLL-ON LNDG TO PREVENT WHITE OUT ON SNOW CVRD TRRN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5042F
- Reported as
- Hiller Acft FH1100
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N5042FRegistration cancelled Feb 27, 2008 · Fairchild Hiller FH-1100Airframe modelFairchild Hiller FH-1100Engine modelAllison 250 SER 250HP
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5042F · 1
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