# NTSB Accident CHI00FA266
> **Fairchild Hiller FH-1100** · 2000-08-19 · Valparaiso, IN, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI00FA266
- **Event ID:** 20001212X21660
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-08-19
- **Location:** Valparaiso, IN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.469478, -87.04911
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Fairchild Hiller
- **Model:** FH-1100
- **Registration:** N250AD
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The in-flight fracture of the main rotor mast and the separation of the main rotor.  Factors to the accident were the corroded main rotor mast that resulted in fatigue.

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