# NTSB OAK69F0142: Hiller FH1100, N585FH, Belden, CA, October 3, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 3, 1968
- Place: Belden, CA · BELDEN, CA
- Location: 40.0080° N, 121.2380° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belden, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0080&lon=-121.2380&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 13, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108373
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK69F0142
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK69F0142

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3280   68/10/3   BELDEN,CALIF        HILLER FH1100       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0940                    N585FH              PX-  0  0  0  CONSTRUCTION              AGE 52, 12000 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 220 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CARGO SHIFTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
        REMARKS- GRND RIGGERS DID NOT SECURE SLING LOAD PROPERLY.BAND BROKE,CARGO JACK KNIFED.LOAD NOT JETTISONED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N585FH](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N585FH-1969-05-12), registration cancelled 1969-05-12, S/N 85 (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

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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