- Date
- May 14, 1971
- Place
- Port Heiden, AK · PORT HEIDEN, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N430FHHiller FH1100
- Status
- Completed · report April 11, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162343
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3243 71/5/14 PORT HEIDEN,ALAS HILLER FH1100 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 3370 TIME - 0930 N430FH PX- 0 0 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 515 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PORT HEIDEN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PORT HEIDEN,ALAS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB ROLL OVER LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPERLY SERVICED AIRCRAFT (GROUND CREW) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- ACFT FUELED FROM 55 GAL DRUMS,IMPROPER FILTER USED,RUST,DIRT FOUND.UN LND SAFELY DUE WIND,LOW ALT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N430FH
- Reported as
- Hiller FH1100
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Port Heiden
N430FHRegistration cancelled Nov 12, 1980 · Fairchild Hiller FH-1100Airframe modelFairchild Hiller FH-1100
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