ANC70AA069

NTSB accident investigation · Hiller Acft FH1100 · Prudhoe Bay, AK · April 5, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 5, 1970
Place
Prudhoe Bay, AK · PRUDHOE BAY, AK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N551FHiller Acft FH1100
Status
Completed · report June 10, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
138725

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0035   70/4/5    PRUDHOE BAY,ALAS    HILLER ACFT FH1100  CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 1571
        TIME - 1715                    N551F               PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 71 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ROTORS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        REMARKS- PX WALKED INTO T/R.

Aircraft

Registration
N551F
Reported as
Hiller Acft FH1100
Category
Helicopter
Engine
turbo shaft
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.