- Date
- October 16, 1973
- Place
- Sunflower, AZ · SUNFLOWER, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N436FHHiller Acft FH1100
- Status
- Completed · report November 30, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731016033069A
- Case key
- 188356
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3072 73/10/16 SUNFLOWER,ARIZ HILLER ACFT FH1100 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 1827 TIME - 1220 N436FH PX- 0 0 2 CTR PASSG-D TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SCOTTSDALE,ARIZ RETURN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING ROLL OVER LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT TERRAIN - OTHER REMARKS- ROTATED TO R. L SKID CTCD GRND. LDG ON MTN. RAIN GAUGE SURVEY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N436FH
- Reported as
- Hiller Acft FH1100
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.