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NTSB accident investigation · Hiller FH1100 · Mound City, MO · July 3, 1971

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 3, 1971
Place
Mound City, MO · MOUND CITY, MO
Injuries
1 fatal, 3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N8673Hiller FH1100
Status
Completed · report April 11, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
163093

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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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3-3244   71/7/3    MOUND CITY,MO       HILLER FH1100       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1515                    N8673               PX-  1  0  2  CTR PASSG-D               AGE 24, 2000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            30 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BIG LAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MOUND CITY,MO               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ROTORS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INSTRUCTIONS-MISINTERPRETED
        REMARKS- PSGRS TOLD BY PLT TO GO FORWARD AFTER DEPLANING.1 PSGR WALKED TO REAR,WAS HIT BY TAIL ROTOR.

Aircraft

Registration
N8673
Reported as
Hiller FH1100
Category
Helicopter
Engine
turbo shaft
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Big Lake

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