# NTSB OAK79FVW02: Hiller Acft FH1100, N438F, Boulder City, NV, December 13, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 13, 1978
- Place: Boulder City, NV · BOULDER CITY, NV
- Location: 35.9786° N, 114.8325° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boulder City, NV, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9786&lon=-114.8325&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 16, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139144
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK79FVW02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FVW02

## NTSB brief

```
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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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HILLER ACFT FH1100
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19781213038009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781213038009A), Dec 13, 1978: Frchld 1100, Boulder City, NV, Substantial damage. Sight-seeing flt, part 91. Damaged blade of another FH1100 & hang

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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