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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hiller FH-1100 · Tyonek, AK · June 3, 1994

Date
June 3, 1994 · 20:30 local
Place
Tyonek, AK
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N746FH
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC94LA064
Reported as
Hiller FH1100
Reported engine
Allison 250C18
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
34,886 total660 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Landed on river bank. River bank sloughed off under right skid. Helicopter then rolled into river.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED ON RIVER BANK. RIVER BANK SLOUGHED OFF UNDER RIGHT SKID. HELICOPTER THEN ROLLED INTO RIVER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.