# NTSB FTW68A0085: Hiller Acft FH1100, N512FH, Goliad, TX, April 3, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 3, 1968
- Place: Goliad, TX · GOLIAD, TX
- Location: 28.6711° N, 97.3926° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Goliad, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.6711&lon=-97.3926&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 5, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110611
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68A0085
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68A0085

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4716   68/4/3    GOLIAD,TEX          HILLER ACFT FH1100  CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 2388
        TIME - 0852                    N512FH              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 59 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SAN ANTONIO,TEX             REFUGIO,TEX                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: MAIN ROTOR                      IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT,CLEAR AIR
           ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      1800
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      74
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ENCOUNTERED TURBC UPSETTING M/R DISC WITH SUB FRACTURING OF MAIN TRANSMISSION AND RELATED SYSTEMS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N512FH](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N512FH-1968-06-14), registration cancelled 1968-06-14, S/N 12 (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: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N512FH (1)

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 NYC67A0050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67A0050), Sep 24, 1966: Hiller 1100 (N512FH), Hagerstown, MD, substantial 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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