# NTSB SEA72AS053: Hiller Acft FH1100, N5044F, Tacoma, WA, June 8, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 8, 1972
- Place: Tacoma, WA · TACOMA, WA
- Location: 47.2529° N, 122.4443° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tacoma, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2529&lon=-122.4443&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 11, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166641
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA72AS053
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72AS053

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0773   72/6/8    TACOMA,WASH         HILLER ACFT FH1100  CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 1601
        TIME - 1350                    N5044F              PX-  1  0  1  OTHER PUBLIC              TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TACOMA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TACOMA,WASH                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER
        REMARKS- GND COORDINATOR DIDNT INFORM PLT OF NURSES INTENT TO BOARD ACFT.NURSE RAN INTO T/R WITHOUT GUARD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5044F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5044F-1973-09-04), registration cancelled 1973-09-04, S/N 189, built 1970 (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)
- Registry engine: [Allison 250 SER 250HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (registry code 03002, turbo-shaft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tacoma

## Other investigations on N5044F (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 SEA73FYE05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73FYE05), Jul 21, 1972: Hiller Acft FH1100 (N5044F), Skykomish, WA, 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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