# NTSB ANC70A0002: Hiller Acft FH1100, N748FH, Mcgrath, AK, July 3, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 3, 1969
- Place: Mcgrath, AK · MCGRATH, AK
- Location: 62.9564° N, 155.5958° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McGrath, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.9564&lon=-155.5958&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 5, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164443
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC70A0002
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70A0002

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2514   69/7/3  NR.MCGRATH,ALAS       HILLER ACFT FH1100  CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1800                    N748FH              PX-  0  0  0  FIRE CONTROL              AGE 42, 5950 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            53 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
         MCGRATH,ALAS                 FIRE AREA                   UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ROLL OVER                                                STATIC: IDLING ROTORS
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- LANDED ON MUSKEG HUMPS.WHILE PLTS ATTENTION WAS ON HIS RACK CARGO ACFT ROLLED OVER.DEPLANED PX HIT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N748FH](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N748FH-2013-08-22), registration cancelled 2013-08-22, S/N 75, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER ACFT FH1100
- Registry model: [Fairchild Hiller FH-1100](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-hiller-fh-1100) (registry code 3376502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Allison 250 SER 250HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (registry code 03002, turbo-shaft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N748FH (3)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN74FTE42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FTE42), Mar 13, 1974: Hiller Acft FH1100 (N748FH), Aspen, CO, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW72AF079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72AF079), May 19, 1972: Hiller Acft FH1100 (N748FH), Yukon, OK, destroyed
- [NTSB OAK69D0208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK69D0208), Dec 18, 1968: Hiller Acft FH1100 (N748FH), Storrie, CA, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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