Hiller FH1100 N430FH
14 May 1971 · Port Heiden, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 May 1971 at about 09:30 local time, a Hiller FH1100 registered N430FH, operated by Alaska Helicop, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Port Heiden, 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 09:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Port Heiden, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Port Heiden
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hiller FH1100
- Registration
- N430FH
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Alaska Helicop
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3243
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
ACFT FUELED FROM 55 GAL DRUMS, IMPROPER FILTER USED, RUST, DIRT FOUND.UN LND SAFELY DUE WIND, LOW ALT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hiller FH1100 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jul 1971 | Hiller FH1100 | Birmingham, Alabama, United States | City of Tuscal | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 1971 | Hiller FH1100 | Mound City, Missouri, United States | Executive Jet | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Jan 1971 | Hiller FH1100 | Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States | North Jackson | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1971 | Hiller FH1100 | Bettles, Alaska, United States | Merric, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1972 | Hiller FH1100 | N Merrick, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 1973 | Hiller FH1100 | Cave Jctn, Oregon, United States | DBA Inland EQU | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |