# NTSB ANC72DAA06: Hiller FH1100, N419FH, Bettles, AK, July 24, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 24, 1971
- Place: Bettles, AK · BETTLES, AK
- Location: 66.9073° N, 151.5381° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bettles, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.9073&lon=-151.5381&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 15, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163010
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC72DAA06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC72DAA06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2805  71/7/24    BETTLES,ALAS        HILLER FH1100       CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 2000
        TIME - 1742                    N419FH              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 677 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MYRTLE CREEK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MYRTLE CREEK,ALAS           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ROLL OVER                                                STATIC: IDLING ROTORS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - OPERATED CARELESSLY
        REMARKS- PLT LET GO CNTRLS ON GRD TO PHOTO MOOSE.COLL FRCTN LOCK NOT TIGHT,COLL ROSE,ACFT ROLLED OVER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N419FH](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N419FH-1976-05-21), registration cancelled 1976-05-21, S/N 124, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER 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: Myrtle Creek

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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