# NTSB NYC72FHJ13: Hiller FH1100, N601PD, N Merrick, NY, January 29, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 29, 1972
- Place: N Merrick, NY · N MERRICK, NY
- Location: 40.6885° N, 73.5604° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Merrick, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6885&lon=-73.5604&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 13, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165099
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72FHJ13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FHJ13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0420  72/1/29    N MERRICK,NY        HILLER FH1100       CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 2675
        TIME - 1230                    N601PD              PX-  0  0  0  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, 1558 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          N MERRICK,NY                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAXI: AERIAL TAXI, OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        REMARKS- T/R HIT GND DURG A STOP IN A HOVER.DRCTNL CTL WAS LOST,HELO HIT GND SPINNING TO THE R.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N601PD](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N601PD-1975-05-08), registration cancelled 1975-05-08, S/N 80 (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: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N601PD (2)

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 NYC74AN067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74AN067-146479), Nov 24, 1974: Hiller Acft FH1100 (N601PD), Freeport, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB NYC69F0324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69F0324), Feb 3, 1969: Hiller Acft FH1100 (N601PD), Island Park, NY, 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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