UNK68X0144

NTSB accident investigation · Hiller FH1100 · Vientiane, Laos · June 2, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 2, 1968
Place
Vientiane, Laos · VIENTIANE, Laos
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N526FHHiller FH1100
Status
Completed · report July 18, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
109691

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0004   68/6/2    VIENTIANE,LAOS      HILLER FH1100       CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1325                    N526FH              PX-  0  0  1  DUAL                      AGE 33, 5100 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            400 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VIENTIANE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        REMARKS- CRASHED IN RICE PADDY.INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF GOVNT OF LAOS.

Aircraft

Registration
N526FH
Reported as
Hiller FH1100
Category
Helicopter
Engine
turbo shaft
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Vientiane

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.