Hiller Acft FH1100 N601PD
24 November 1974 · Freeport, New York, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 24 November 1974 at about 17:02 local time, a Hiller Acft FH1100 registered N601PD, operated by County of Nass, was involved in an accident during in flight near Freeport, New York, United States. 4 people were on board and one died, 3 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:02
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Freeport, New York, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hiller Acft FH1100
- Registration
- N601PD
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- County of Nass
- Operating rule
- Municipal-Public Aircraft
- Purpose of flight
- Police Patrol
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Bethpage, Ny → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- 3-4332
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 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
DURING LNDG APCH AFT TAIL BOOM SEPARATED.PREEXISTING FATIGUE CRACKS FOUND IN TAIL FIN SPAR CHANNEL
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hiller Acft FH1100 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Aug 1974 | Hiller Acft FH1100 | Pinedale, Wyoming, United States | Kjerstad Helic | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Jan 1974 | Hiller Acft FH1100 | Knoxville, Tennessee, United States | Highland Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Oct 1974 | Hiller Acft FH1100 | Bridgeport, New Jersey, United States | Asplund Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1974 | Hiller Acft FH1100 | Aspen, Colorado, United States | Helio Charters | No injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 1974 | Hiller Acft FH1100 | Iliamna, Alaska, United States | Alaska HELIC0P | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1974 | Hiller Acft FH1100 | Umiat, Alaska, United States | Alaska Helicop | Fatal | 5 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 1974 | Aeronca 7BCM | Arboles, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1974 | Piper PA-18 | Joliet, Illinois, United States | Joliet Municip | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1974 | Cessna 172 | Ely, Minnesota, United States | Wilderness WIN | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1974 | Bell 47G-2 | Seward, Alaska, United States | Heli-Lift, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 May 1974 | Sikorsky S55B | Kaneohe, Hawaii, United States | Rotorlift Inc | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1974 | Cessna 206 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |