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NTSB accident investigation · Hiller FH1100 · Hattiesburg, MS · January 5, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 5, 1971
Place
Hattiesburg, MS · HATTIESBURG, MS
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5053FHiller FH1100
Status
Completed · report November 30, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
159916

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0513   71/1/5    HATTIESBURG,MISS    HILLER FH1100       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1400                    N5053F              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  25, 2716 TOTAL HOURS, 332
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HATTIESBURG MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FORREST CO HOSPITAL         HATTIESBURG,MISS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- T/R HIT GRND DURING AUTOROTATION.

Aircraft

Registration
N5053F
Reported as
Hiller FH1100
Category
Helicopter
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Hattiesburg Muni

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.