# NTSB Accident IAD98FA049
> **Fairchild Hiller FH-1100** · 1998-04-26 · STEVENSVILLE, MD, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD98FA049
- **Event ID:** 20001211X09878
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-04-26
- **Location:** STEVENSVILLE, MD, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.989337, -76.299552
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Fairchild Hiller
- **Model:** FH-1100
- **Registration:** N1345Q
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's abrupt, low-g maneuver, which resulted in mast bumping and separation of the main rotor system.

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