# NTSB ANC73AAO16: Hiller Acft FH1100, N5047F, Juneau, AK, August 30, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 30, 1972
- Place: Juneau, AK · JUNEAU, AK
- Location: 58.3019° N, 134.4197° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Juneau, AK, within about 29 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.3019&lon=-134.4197&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 27, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168284
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC73AAO16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73AAO16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3594  72/8/30    JUNEAU,ALAS         HILLER ACFT FH1100  CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 2398
        TIME - 0645                    N5047F              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 92 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JUNEAU,ALAS                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- BALANCED ON LOG,DISCHARGED PX,TR HIT BRUSH.TOOK OFF SPINNING.AUTOROTATED AMONG FELLED LOGS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5047F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5047F-1980-11-12), registration cancelled 1980-11-12, S/N 194 (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 N5047F (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 ANC77FAA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77FAA07), Dec 5, 1976: Hiller FH1100 (N5047F), Circle, 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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