# NTSB DEN70F0140: Hiller Acft FH1100, N514FH, Albuquerque, NM, November 16, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 16, 1969
- Place: Albuquerque, NM · ALBUQUERQUE, NM
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 23, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150500
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN70F0140
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70F0140

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4412  69/11/16   ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX   HILLER ACFT FH1100  CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1415                    N514FH              PX-  0  0  3  DUAL                      AGE 25, 3409 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            176 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CORONADO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX           ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N514FH](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N514FH-1972-11-17), registration cancelled 1972-11-17, S/N 13, built 1966 (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
- Airport: Coronado

## Other investigations on N514FH (2)

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 CAN72AW908](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CAN72AW908), Aug 30, 1971: Hiller Acft FH1100 (N514FH), Alberta, Canada, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN70AD058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70AD058), Jun 15, 1970: Hiller Acft FH1100 (N514FH), White Rock, NM, no damage

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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