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NTSB accident investigation · Hiller Acft FH1100 · Anchorage, AK · July 6, 1973

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 6, 1973
Place
Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
Injuries
2 uninjured
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N5052FHiller Acft FH1100N755FHHiller Acft FH1100
Status
Completed · report January 24, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
189040

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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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3-2698   73/7/6    ANCHORAGE,ALAS      HILLER ACFT FH1100  CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 2600
        TIME - 1105                    N755FH              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANCHORAGE INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANCHORAGE,ALAS              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  STATIC: IDLING ROTORS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- M/R BLADES MESHED.
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2698   73/7/6    ANCHORAGE,ALAS      HILLER ACFT FH1100  CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1105                    N5052F              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     AGE 28, 2950 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            500 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANCHORAGE INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANCHORAGE,ALAS              MCGRATH,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- M/R BLADES MESHED.

Aircraft · 2

Registration
N5052F
Reported as
Hiller Acft FH1100
Category
Helicopter
Engine
turbo shaft
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Anchorage Intl

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.

Registration
N755FH
Reported as
Hiller Acft FH1100
Category
Helicopter
Engine
turbo shaft
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Anchorage Intl

FAA reports on this event · 2

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.

Other investigations on N5052F · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.