# NTSB OAK70FJA03: Hiller Acft FH1100, N578FH, Waimea, HI, February 6, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 6, 1970
- Place: Waimea, HI · WAIMEA, HI
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 19, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147535
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK70FJA03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70FJA03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0017   70/2/6    WAIMEA,HAWAII       HILLER ACFT FH1100  CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1430                    N578FH              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            34, 9323 TOTAL HOURS, 100
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          LIHUE,HAWAII                LIHUE,HAWAII                 KALALAU BCH,HAWAII
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ROTORS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        REMARKS- ENPLANING PX WALKED INTO ROTATING T/R.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N578FH](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N578FH-1972-11-13), registration cancelled 1972-11-13, S/N 78 (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: Minor damage

## Other investigations on N578FH (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 OAK72FJA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72FJA08), Nov 20, 1971: Hiller Acft 1100 (N578FH), Kaanapali, HI, 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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