Hiller Acft FH1100 N431FH
18 June 1972 · Big Delta, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 June 1972 at about 17:00 local time, a Hiller Acft FH1100 registered N431FH, operated by Alaska Helicop, was involved in an accident during in flight near Big Delta, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Big Delta, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hiller Acft FH1100
- Registration
- N431FH
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Alaska Helicop
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Fire Control Related Flight
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3297
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
M/R BLADES HIT STUMP WHILE CREW WAS TRYING TO RETRIEVE DUFFEL BAG FROM RIVER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hiller Acft FH1100 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jul 1972 | Hiller Acft FH1100 | Skykomish, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1972 | Hiller Acft FH1100 | Yukon, Oklahoma, United States | FAA | No injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 1972 | Hiller Acft FH1100 | Juneau, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 1972 | Hiller Acft FH1100 | Disston, Oregon, United States | Bohemia Lumber | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1972 | Hiller Acft FH1100 | Marana, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Mar 1972 | Hiller Acft FH1100 | Valdez, Alaska, United States | Alaska Helicop | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |