# NTSB SEA76DYE07: Hiller Acft FH1100, N5060F, Shelton, WA, August 8, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 8, 1975
- Place: Shelton, WA · SHELTON, WA
- Location: 47.2256° N, 123.1122° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shelton, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2256&lon=-123.1122&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 30, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149983
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76DYE07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYE07-149983

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2844   75/8/8    SHELTON,WA          HILLER ACFT FH1100  CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1250                    N5060F              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     AGE 30, 3250 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            403 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANDERSON FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPANAWAY,WA                 SHELTON,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
        REMARKS- NUT CAME OFF BOLT,DISCONNECTED INCIDENCE ROD FRM ARM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5060F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5060F-2014-10-14), registration cancelled 2014-10-14, S/N 242, built 1971 (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: Sanderson Field

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750808024839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750808024839A), Aug 8, 1975: Frchld FH1100, Shelton, WA, Substantial damage. Nut came off bolt,disconnected incidence rod frm arm.

## Other investigations on N5060F (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 ANC93FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93FA064), May 17, 1993: Fairchild FH-1100 (N5060F), Malina Bay, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE INSTALLATION OF A BOGUS TRANSMISSION TO ENGINE DRIVESHAFT. THE FAILURE OF THE COMPANY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL TO COMPLY WITH THE SERVICE BULLETINS AND LETTERS WAS A FACTOR.

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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