Hiller Acft FH1100 N30VA
5 August 1970 · Bedford, Virginia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 August 1970 at about 12:00 local time, a Hiller Acft FH1100 registered N30VA, operated by Virginia State, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Bedford, Virginia, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bedford, Virginia, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hiller Acft FH1100
- Registration
- N30VA
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Virginia State
- Operating rule
- State-Public Aircraft
- Purpose of flight
- All Other Public Flying
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Roanoke, Va
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3299
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
TOOK OFF FROM CONFINED AREA. MAIN ROTOR HIT WIRES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hiller Acft FH1100 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Dec 1970 | Hiller Acft FH1100 | Columbus, Georgia, United States | City of Columb | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jun 1970 | Hiller Acft FH1100 | Delta Junctn, Alaska, United States | Evergreen John | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jan 1970 | Hiller Acft FH1100 | Blanca, Colorado, United States | Public Service | No injuries | - |
| 22 Dec 1970 | Hiller Acft FH1100 | Burney, California, United States | Aspludh Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 1970 | Hiller Acft FH1100 | Chisana, Alaska, United States | Anchorage Heli | No injuries | - |
| 15 May 1970 | Hiller Acft FH1100 | Anaktuvk Pas, Alaska, United States | Evergreen Heli | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |