- Date
- April 15, 1990, 16:37 local (Apr 16, 1990, 00:37 UTC)
- Place
- Bethel, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N703HHiller FH-1100
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 21, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- Case key
- 5353
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Probable cause
Pilot-in-command's failure to maintain control of the helicopter during touchdown.
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.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Aircraft control - improperCause
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Roll over
Analysis
During touchdown on the ramp, the pilot lost control of the helicopter. The helicopter rolled over on its side, the pilot was not injured, and the helicopter was substantially damaged. Examination of the helicopter revealed the right torision bar had collapsed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N703H
- Reported as
- Hiller FH-1100
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 28
- Airframe hours
- 4,152
- Engine
- Allison 250-C18, 274 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- Unknown
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Harry Faulker
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · December 20, 1989 · 6 hours before
- Airport
- BET · Bethel
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 62
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land, Multi-engine sea, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 16,000 total · 10 in this make and model · 15,000 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 100 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 46 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg