# NTSB ANC70A0045: Hiller Acft FH1100, N431FH, Arctic Vil, AK, November 30, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 30, 1969
- Place: Arctic Vil, AK · ARCTIC VIL, AK
- Location: 68.1269° N, 145.5378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arctic Village, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=68.1269&lon=-145.5378&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 25, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148391
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC70A0045
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70A0045

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3124  69/11/30   ARCTIC VIL,ALAS     HILLER ACFT FH1100  CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 4500
        TIME - 1030                    N431FH              PX-  0  1  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DEAD HORSE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HURL DRILLING SITE          ARCTIC VIL,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ROTORS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        REMARKS- DEPLANING PX WALKED INTO ROTATING T/R BLADES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N431FH](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N431FH-1974-02-14), registration cancelled 1974-02-14, S/N 137, built 1969 (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
- Airport: Dead Horse

## Other investigations on N431FH (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 ANC72AA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC72AA049), Jun 18, 1972: Hiller Acft FH1100 (N431FH), Big Delta, AK, destroyed

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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