# NTSB MIA71FKG53: Hiller Acft FH1100, N245CP, Columbus, GA, December 8, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 8, 1970
- Place: Columbus, GA · COLUMBUS, GA
- Location: 32.4610° N, 84.9877° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, GA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4610&lon=-84.9877&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 28, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159618
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71FKG53
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71FKG53

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4446   70/12/8   COLUMBUS,GA         HILLER ACFT FH1100  CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 4158
        TIME - 1715                    N245CP              PX-  0  0  0  POLICE PATROL             TOTAL HOURS, 108 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLUMBUS,GA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: VERTICAL
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- TAIL ROTOR BLADES STRUCK BY UNKNOWN OBJECT DURING T/O FROM HIWAY MEDIAN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N245CP (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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