# NTSB OAK72FJA08: Hiller Acft 1100, N578FH, Kaanapali, HI, November 20, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 20, 1971
- Place: Kaanapali, HI · KAANAPALI, HI
- Location: 20.9301° N, 156.6869° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kaanapali, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.9301&lon=-156.6869&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 17, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164493
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK72FJA08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72FJA08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3346  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N578FH-1972-11-13), registration cancelled 1972-11-13, S/N 78 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER ACFT 1100
- Registry model: [Fairchild Hiller FH-1100](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-hiller-fh-1100) (registry code 3376502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Kaanapali

## 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 OAK70FJA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70FJA03), Feb 6, 1970: Hiller Acft FH1100 (N578FH), Waimea, HI, minor 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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