# NTSB MIA77FKT37: Hiller Acft 1100H, N5068F, Watson Is, FL, April 25, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 25, 1977
- Place: Watson Is, FL · WATSON IS, FL
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 9, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147273
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77FKT37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKT37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2565  77/4/25  NR.WATSON IS,FL       HILLER ACFT 1100H   CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 10000
        TIME - 1500                    N5068F              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WATSON IS,FL                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           BIRD STRIKE                                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR                      IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - BIRD COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- TYPE BIRD UNK.T/R BLADES SEPD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5068F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5068F-1992-04-22), registration cancelled 1992-04-22, S/N 227 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER ACFT 1100H
- Registry model: [Fairchild Hiller FH-1100](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-hiller-fh-1100) (registry code 3376502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N5068F (1)

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 FTW86LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LA164), Sep 6, 1986: Hiller FH-1100 (N5068F), Abilene, TX, 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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