Hiller Acft FH1100 N546FH
14 August 1973 · Umiat, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 August 1973 at about 16:00 local time, a Hiller Acft FH1100 registered N546FH, operated by Anchorage Heli, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Umiat, 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 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Umiat, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hiller Acft FH1100
- Registration
- N546FH
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Anchorage Heli
- 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
- 3-3981
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
INSUFFICIENT ALT TO AFFECT SAFE RECOVERY.
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 | - |
| 23 Oct 1973 | Hiller Acft FH1100 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | Merric, Inc. | Minor 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 | - |