Hiller Acft 1100 N542FH
3 September 1972 · Drake, Colorado, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 3 September 1972 at about 09:10 local time, a Hiller Acft 1100 registered N542FH, operated by Intermountain, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Drake, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Drake, Colorado, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hiller Acft 1100
- Registration
- N542FH
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Intermountain
- Operating rule
- Contract Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Charter Passg-Domestic
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Estes Park, Colo → Return
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1511
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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
LND ON 1 SKID DUE STEEP SLOPE TO PICK UP PAX.T/RHIT ROCK.PLT TOOK OFF SUDDENLY.CRASHED 3 MI AWAY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hiller Acft 1100 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Nov 1971 | Hiller Acft 1100 | Kaanapali, Hawaii, United States | Hawaii Helicop | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1977 | Hiller Acft 1100H | Watson Is, Florida, United States | Dade Helicopte | No injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 1977 | Hiller Acft 1100 | Sparrevohn Afs, Alaska, United States | Alaska Helicop | No injuries | - |
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 | - |