Hiller Acft FH1100 N371FH
2 February 1970 · Bowie, Maryland, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 2 February 1970 at about 19:10 local time, a Hiller Acft FH1100 registered N371FH, operated by Triangle Airwa, was involved in an accident during in flight near Bowie, Maryland, United States. 5 people were on board and 4 were seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bowie, Maryland, United States
- Nearest airport
- Beltsville
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hiller Acft FH1100
- Registration
- N371FH
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Triangle Airwa
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Friendship Arpt → National Arpt
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0350
People
4 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
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
GENERAL DETERIORATION OF COMPRESSOR/TURBINE ASSYS,708 HR TT ENG.TELE WIRES ON APCH.ACFT CUT 1 WIRE
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 |