# NTSB IAD71DID08: Hiller Acft FH1100, N30VA, Bedford, VA, August 5, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 5, 1970
- Place: Bedford, VA · BEDFORD, VA
- Location: 37.3400° N, 79.5141° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bedford, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3400&lon=-79.5141&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 5, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111665
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD71DID08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71DID08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3299   70/8/5    BEDFORD,VA          HILLER ACFT FH1100  CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1200                    N30VA               PX-  0  0  0  OTHER PUBLIC              AGE 33, 1210 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            43 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BEDFORD,VA                  ROANOKE,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: VERTICAL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- TOOK OFF FROM CONFINED AREA. MAIN ROTOR HIT WIRES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N30VA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HILLER ACFT FH1100
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: 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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