# NTSB MIA71DKQ25: Hiller FH1100, N5053F, Hattiesburg, MS, January 5, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 5, 1971
- Place: Hattiesburg, MS · HATTIESBURG, MS
- Location: 31.3271° N, 89.2903° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hattiesburg, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3271&lon=-89.2903&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 30, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159916
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71DKQ25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71DKQ25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5053F-1988-03-08), registration cancelled 1988-03-08, S/N 203 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER FH1100
- Registry model: [Fairchild Hiller FH-1100](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-hiller-fh-1100) (registry code 3376502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hattiesburg Muni

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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