# NTSB Accident FTW93FA051
> **HILLER FH-1100** · 1992-12-12 · FORNEY, TX, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW93FA051
- **Event ID:** 20001211X16154
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1992-12-12
- **Location:** FORNEY, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.749797, -96.460166
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** HILLER
- **Model:** FH-1100
- **Registration:** N5046F
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER AS A RESULT OF HIS PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT DUE TO ALCOHOL. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE DARK NIGHT AND THE PILOT'S LIKELY DIVERSION OF HIS ATTENTION FROM OPERATING THE HELICOPTER.

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