Hiller Acft FH1100 N369FH
23 October 1973 · Fairbanks, Alaska, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 23 October 1973 at about 14:25 local time, a Hiller Acft FH1100 registered N369FH, operated by Merric, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Fairbanks, Alaska, United States. 3 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Merric, Inc.
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hiller Acft FH1100
- Registration
- N369FH
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Merric, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Test
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3724
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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
TEST FLT.LOST BOLT CAUSED LOSS OF LATERAL CYCLICCONTROL
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hiller Acft FH1100 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Jul 1973 | Hiller Acft FH1100 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Alaska Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jul 1973 | Hiller Acft FH1100 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Intl Air Taxi | No injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 1973 | Hiller Acft FH1100 | Umiat, Alaska, United States | Anchorage Heli | No injuries | - |
| 1 Nov 1973 | Hiller Acft FH1100 | Centralia, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 1973 | Hiller Acft FH1100 | Girdwood, Alaska, United States | Arctjc Air SER | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Dec 1973 | Hiller Acft FH1100 | Bethpage, New York, United States | Nassau Police | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |