- Date
- July 29, 1984, 21:00 local (Jul 30, 1984, 05:00 UTC)
- Place
- North Pole, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5074FHiller FH-1100
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19840729038749A
- Case key
- 4329
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
In flight collision with terrain/water
In-flight planning/decision - inaccurateCause
Lack of familiarity with aircraftFactor
Flare - misjudgedCause
Lack of total experience in type of aircraftFactor
Analysis
During an approach for landing the acft collided with the ground and rolled over. The plt stated that he flared too low to the ground and struck 1 skid first, lost directional control and rolled over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5074F
- Reported as
- Hiller FH-1100
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 250
- Airframe hours
- 2,100
- Engine
- Allison 250-C18BR, 274 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Umiat Emt. Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 22, 1984 · 5 hours before
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 62
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 23,500 total · 2 in this make and model · 23,500 as pilot in command · 60 in the last 90 days · 30 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.