# NTSB UNK68X0144: Hiller FH1100, N526FH, Vientiane, Laos, June 2, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 2, 1968
- Place: Vientiane, Laos · VIENTIANE, Laos
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 18, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109691
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK68X0144
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK68X0144

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N526FH-1974-08-06), registration cancelled 1974-08-06, S/N 26 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER FH1100
- Registry model: [Fairchild Hiller FH-1100](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-hiller-fh-1100) (registry code 3376502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Vientiane

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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