# NTSB NYC72DGM50: Hiller Acft FH1100, N5059F, Jefferson, PA, June 8, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 8, 1972
- Place: Jefferson, PA · JEFFERSON, PA
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 21, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167460
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72DGM50
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72DGM50

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2194   72/6/8    JEFFERSON,PA        HILLER ACFT FH1100  CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 1965
        TIME - 1449                    N5059F              PX-  0  1  0  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 81 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CONNELLSVILLE,PA            JEFFERSON,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ROTORS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- PAX DEPLANED AND RAN INTO ROTATING T/R.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5059F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5059F-1988-12-01), registration cancelled 1988-12-01, S/N 220 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER ACFT 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: No damage

## Other investigations on N5059F (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 DEN87FA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87FA237), Sep 13, 1987: Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 (N5059F), Pinedale, WY, 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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