# NTSB NYC69D0158: Hiller FH1100, N375FH, Breezy Point, NY, August 14, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 14, 1968
- Place: Breezy Point, NY · BREEZY POINT, NY
- Location: 40.5565° N, 73.9262° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Breezy Point, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5565&lon=-73.9262&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 31, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108411
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69D0158
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69D0158

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3045  68/8/14    BREEZY POINT,NY     HILLER FH1100       CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 10800
        TIME - 0945                    N375FH              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 600 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          ROTORCFT-ROTOR RPM LOST, CAUSE UNDETERMINED.
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- ACFT NOT RECOVERED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N375FH](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N375FH-1968-11-12), registration cancelled 1968-11-12, S/N 135, built 1968 (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: turbo shaft
- Damage: Destroyed

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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