Hiller Acft FH1100 N421FH
3 August 1969 · Fairbanks, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 August 1969 at about 17:15 local time, a Hiller Acft FH1100 registered N421FH, operated by Tundra Copter, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Fairbanks, Alaska, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Blm Heliport
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hiller Acft FH1100
- Registration
- N421FH
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Tundra Copter
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- Z → Z
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2582
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
FORE/AFT CYCLIC ASSY CAME APART AS PITCH WAS APPLIED.BOLT, NAS-1104-18, NUT, COTTER KEY, MISSING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hiller Acft FH1100 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Feb 1969 | Hiller Acft FH1100 | Island Park, New York, United States | Nassau County | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1969 | Hiller Acft FH1100 | Sinclair, Wyoming, United States | US Dept of INT | Fatal | 2 |
| 3 Jul 1969 | Hiller Acft FH1100 | McGrath, Alaska, United States | Arctic Air SER | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Dec 1969 | Hiller Acft FH1100 | Pt Washington, New York, United States | Thomson Indust | No injuries | - |
| 28 Sep 1969 | Hiller Acft FH1100 | Barrow, Alaska, United States | Merric Incorpo | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1969 | Hiller Acft FH1100 | Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, United States | Alaska Helicop | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Lacosta Is, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1969 | Cessna 310 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1969 | Luscombe 8A | Sedalia, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft H35 | Union Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-22 | Midlothian, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1969 | Taylr Titch M-3 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |