# NTSB IAD74FKW24: Hiller Acft FH1100, N441FH, Knoxville, TN, January 23, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: January 23, 1974
- Place: Knoxville, TN · KNOXVILLE, TN
- Location: 35.9606° N, 83.9207° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Knoxville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9606&lon=-83.9207&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 2, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186759
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74FKW24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FKW24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0560  74/1/23    KNOXVILLE,TENN      HILLER ACFT FH1100  CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 5290
        TIME - 1640                    N441FH              PX-  0  1  0  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HELI STOP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KNOXVILLE,TENN              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ROTORS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        REMARKS- PAX HIT BY TAIL ROTOR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N441FH](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N441FH-1976-10-15), registration cancelled 1976-10-15, S/N 164, built 1969 (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: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Heli Stop

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740123001609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740123001609A), Jan 23, 1974: Frchld FH1100, Knoxville, TN, Minor damage. Pax hit by tail rotor.

## Other investigations on N441FH (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 FTW76DPH08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DPH08), Aug 6, 1976: Hiller Acft FH1100 (N441FH), Lake City, AR, destroyed
- [NTSB DEN71DVW15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71DVW15), Oct 28, 1970: Hiller Acft FH1100 (N441FH), Cedar City, UT, 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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