Hiller FH1100 N9054
18 October 1981 · Porte Barre, Louisiana, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 18 October 1981 at about 18:55 local time, a Hiller FH1100 registered N9054, operated by High Life Heli, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Porte Barre, Louisiana, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Porte Barre, Louisiana, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hiller FH1100
- Registration
- N9054
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- High Life Heli
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Show/Air Racing
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Beaumont, Tx → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- 3-3643
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ENG FOD BY ALT AIR DOOR BOLT, HYD PITCH CONTROL ACTUATOR DISCONNECTED DUE LOSS OF BOLT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hiller FH1100 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Sep 1979 | Hiller FH1100 | Arlington, Washington, United States | Northwest Heli | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Sep 1979 | Hiller FH1100 | Champlain, Virginia, United States | D and G Air SE | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Dec 1978 | Hiller FH1100 | West Columbia, South Carolina, United States | South Carolina | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 1978 | Hiller FH1100 | Clearlake, Washington, United States | Emco Helicopte | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 May 1977 | Hiller FH1100 | Oakley, Kansas, United States | Keller Bros | No injuries | - |
| 5 Dec 1976 | Hiller FH1100 | Circle, Alaska, United States | Alaska Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |