- Date
- July 9, 1973
- Place
- Cave Jctn, OR · CAVE JCTN, OR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N427FHHiller FH1100
- Status
- Completed · report October 23, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730709022729A
- Case key
- 189115
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2547 73/7/9 CAVE JCTN,OREG HILLER FH1100 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 5250 TIME - 1945 N427FH PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC FIRE CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CAVE JCTN,OREG LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- CARRYING WATER TO FIRE.DSTRCTD BY LOUD NOISE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N427FH
- Reported as
- Hiller FH1100
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N427FHRegistration cancelled Nov 21, 2012 · Fairchild Hiller FH-1100Airframe modelFairchild Hiller FH-1100Engine modelAllison 250 SER 250HP
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N427FH · 1
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