Hiller FH-1100 accident near Webster, FL
On June 28, 1996, a Hiller FH-1100 (helicopter) was involved in an accident near Webster, FL. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- June 28, 1996
- Place
- Webster, FL
- Aircraft
- Hiller FH-1100 · Helicopter
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 28.611°N, 82.049°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X06059
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On June 28, 1996, about 1310 eastern daylight time, a Hiller FH-1100, N598F, registered to TBH, Inc., crashed near Webster, Florida, while on a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft received substantial damage and the commercial-rated pilot and one passenger were fatally injured. The flight originated from Odessa, Florida, the same day, about 1230. Witnesses observed the helicopter flying from the southwest to the northeast at about 750 to 1,000 feet. They heard a loud "bang" similar to the hood of a car being slammed and observed the helicopter descending with the fuselage spinning around in a clockwise direction. The helicopter was making a "whoop whoop whoop" noise. The helicopter crashed at the edge of a pond while in the spinning descent. PERSONNEL INFORMATION Review of the pilot's most recent logbook, which started on March 22, 1993, and was identified as logbook 5, showed the pilot had accumulated about 2,112 total flight hours, with 814 flight hours in airplanes and 1,298 flight hours in helicopters. This logbook showed the pilot had 690 flight hours in turbine powered helicopters, of which 131 flight hours were in the Hiller FH-1100. The pilot's family did not submit logbooks 1 through 4 to NTSB for review as requested. The pilot's total flight hours in the FH-1100 and flight training received in the FH-1100 could not be determined. Additional information on the pilot is contained in this report under First Pilot Information. AIRCRAFT INFORMATION A review o
Probable cause
inadequate compliance with AD 77-07-08 (and SB FH1100-55-2A) by other maintenance personnel, and subsequent fatigue failure of plates in the tail rotor torsion tension bar. Factors related to the accident were: manufacturing discontinuities (scoring/indentations) in holes of plates of the tail rotor torsion tension bars, and failure of the pilot to follow emergency procedures (reduce power to atte
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
