OAK79FVW02

NTSB accident investigation · Hiller Acft FH1100 · Boulder City, NV · December 13, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 13, 1978
Place
Boulder City, NV · BOULDER CITY, NV
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N438FHiller Acft FH1100
Status
Completed · report January 16, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19781213038009A
Case key
139144

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3508  78/12/13   BOULDER CITY,NV     HILLER ACFT FH1100  CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 5720
        TIME - 1615                    N438F               PX-  0  0  2  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED         BOULDER CITY,NV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- SIGHT-SEEING FLT, PART 91. DAMAGED BLADE OF ANOTHER FH1100 & HANGAR.

Aircraft

Registration
N438F
Reported as
Hiller Acft FH1100
Category
Helicopter
Engine
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.