# NTSB ANC70A0008: Hiller Acft FH1100, N430FH, Prudhoe Bay, AK, July 17, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 17, 1969
- Place: Prudhoe Bay, AK · PRUDHOE BAY, AK
- Location: 70.2553° N, 148.3372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Prudhoe Bay, AK, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=70.2553&lon=-148.3372&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 18, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164841
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC70A0008
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70A0008

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2605  69/7/17  NR.PRUDHOE BAY,ALAS   HILLER ACFT FH1100  CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 2120
        TIME - 1330                    N430FH              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 49 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         PRUDHOE BAY,ALAS            PRUDHOE BAY,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ROTORS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: SPECTATOR
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LEFT AIRCRAFT UNATTENDED, ENGINE RUNNING
        REMARKS- SPECTATOR ENGROSSED IN TAKING PICTURES WALKED INTO REVOLVING T/R BLADES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N430FH](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N430FH-1980-11-12), registration cancelled 1980-11-12, S/N 133 (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)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N430FH (1)

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 ANC71AA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC71AA058), May 14, 1971: Hiller FH1100 (N430FH), Port Heiden, AK, 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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