- Date
- November 20, 1971
- Place
- Kaanapali, HI · KAANAPALI, HI
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N578FHHiller Acft 1100
- Status
- Completed · report April 17, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164493
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3346 71/11/20 KAANAPALI,HAWAII HILLER ACFT 1100 CR- 0 1 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 2712 TIME - 1805 N578FH PX- 0 0 0 SEARCH AND RESCUE TOTAL HOURS, 64 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KAANAPALI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KAANAPALI,HAWAII LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: HOVERING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CREW COORDINATION-POOR MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- LATERAL CG DSPLCD BYD OPRTNG LMTS OF ACFT.ATMTD RESCUE OF 2 SKYDIVERS FM WTR,LOSS OF LATERAL CTL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N578FH
- Reported as
- Hiller Acft 1100
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Kaanapali
N578FHRegistration cancelled Nov 13, 1972 · Fairchild Hiller FH-1100Airframe modelFairchild Hiller FH-1100
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