- Date
- October 23, 1973
- Place
- Fairbanks, AK · FAIRBANKS, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N369FHHiller Acft FH1100
- Status
- Completed · report January 23, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731023036069A
- Case key
- 187917
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3724 73/10/23 FAIRBANKS,ALAS HILLER ACFT FH1100 CR- 0 0 3 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 3725 TIME - 1425 N369FH PX- 0 0 0 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MERRIC,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FAIRBANKS,ALAS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS IN FLIGHT: OTHER ROLL OVER LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: CYCLIC PITCH CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT LATERAL CONTROL PROBLEM SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- TEST FLT.LOST BOLT CAUSED LOSS OF LATERAL CYCLIC CONTROL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N369FH
- Reported as
- Hiller Acft FH1100
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Merric,Inc.
N369FHRegistration cancelled Nov 8, 2012 · Fairchild Hiller FH-1100Airframe modelFairchild Hiller FH-1100Engine modelAllison 250 SER 400HP
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.