Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 N5067F
27 April 1986 · Keaau, Hawaii, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 April 1986 at about 02:19 local time, a Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 registered N5067F, operated by Hilo Bay Air, Inc., was involved in an accident near Keaau, Hawaii, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 02:19
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Keaau, Hawaii, United States
- Nearest airport
- General Lyman Field (ITO)
- Coordinates
- 19.6108, -155.0407
- Aircraft
- Fairchild Hiller FH-1100
- Registration
- N5067F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Hilo Bay Air, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Positioning
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Hilo → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX86LA193
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
A HILLER 1100 WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE AFTER A FORCED LANDING. THE PLT INDICATED THAT THE EGT HAD RISEN TO APPROXIMATELY 800 DEG C FROM 700 DEG AND THEN ROSE TO 1100 DEG. THE HEAT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE PLT INITIATED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. THE ENG FAILED IN THE DESCENT AND A AUTOROTATIVE LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED WHEN THE FIRE COULD NOT BE EXTINGUISHED. DURING THE ENG TEARDOWN, IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE 1ST STAGE TURBINE WHEEL HAD EXTENSIVE BLADE TIP DAMAGE DUE TO EXCESSIVE TEMP. IT WAS NOTED ROTATING WHEELS AND STATIONARY NOZZLES WERE BADLY DAMAGED BY EITHER HEAT OR FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE (FOD) OR BOTH EXCEPT FOR THE #1 NOZZLE WHICH WAS IN GOOD CONDITION. THE VARIOUS COMPONENTS APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN ASSEMBLED PROPERLY EXCEPT FOR THE #6 ENG BEARING SEAL, WHICH WAS MISSING. IT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED IF THE ROPE TYPE SEAL WAS BURNT AWAY WITH THE EXCESSIVE TEMP OR IF IT WAS LEFT OUT OF THE ASSY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Apr 1986 | Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 | Miami, Florida, United States | Craig Enterprises, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 19 Dec 1985 | Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 | Bountiful, Utah, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Jan 1985 | Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 | Glennallen, Alaska, United States | Gulkana Air Service | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1985 | Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 | Rosston, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 1985 | Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 | Ashland, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1987 | Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 | Pinedale, Wyoming, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jul 1986 | Bell 47G-3B1 | Lihue, Hawaii, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 May 1986 | Bell 206B | Maui, Hawaii, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 22 Nov 1986 | Cessna 152 | Waipahu, Hawaii, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Mar 1986 | Boeing 747-122 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | United Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 1986 | Cessna U206C | Maunaloa, Hawaii, United States | Hutchinson Auto & Air | Fatal | 1 |
| 31 May 1986 | Aerospatiale AS-355F-1 | Kameula, Hawaii, United States | Hemmeter Aviation, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |