Hiller Acft FH1100 N438F
13 May 1978 · Boulder City, Nevada, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 13 May 1978 at about 10:45 local time, a Hiller Acft FH1100 registered N438F, operated by Bauer Helicopt, was involved in an accident during in flight near Boulder City, Nevada, United States. 5 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Boulder City, Nevada, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hiller Acft FH1100
- Registration
- N438F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Bauer Helicopt
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Intra-State Charter Passg.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Gold Strike, Nv → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0982
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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
FUEL GAUGE POTENTIOMETER CORRODED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hiller Acft FH1100 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 May 1978 | Hiller Acft FH1100 | Santa Maria, California, United States | Condor HEL AVN | No injuries | - |
| 13 Dec 1978 | Hiller Acft FH1100 | Boulder City, Nevada, United States | Bauer Helicopt | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 1979 | Hiller Acft FH1100 | Oxnard, California, United States | Condor Heli. | No injuries | - |
| 22 Dec 1977 | Hiller Acft FH1100 | Walton, Oregon, United States | E.j.mccleery | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Dec 1977 | Hiller Acft FH1100 | Anchor Point, Alaska, United States | Totem Helicopt | Fatal | 2 |
| 19 Jan 1977 | Hiller Acft FH1100 | Alpine, Wyoming, United States | Hosking Helico | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |