Hiller Acft FH1100 N617
25 March 1969 · Sinclair, Wyoming, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 25 March 1969 at about 09:12 local time, a Hiller Acft FH1100 registered N617, operated by US Dept of INT, was involved in an accident during in flight near Sinclair, Wyoming, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:12
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sinclair, Wyoming, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hiller Acft FH1100
- Registration
- N617
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- US Dept of INT
- Operating rule
- Federal-Public Aircraft
- Purpose of flight
- Power and Pipeline Patrol
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Casper, Wyo → Cheyenne, Wyo
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2494
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
HIT STEEL STATIC WIRE ACROSS CANYON.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hiller Acft FH1100 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Feb 1969 | Hiller Acft FH1100 | Island Park, New York, United States | Nassau County | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 1969 | Hiller Acft FH1100 | McGrath, Alaska, United States | Arctic Air SER | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Dec 1969 | Hiller Acft FH1100 | Pt Washington, New York, United States | Thomson Indust | No injuries | - |
| 28 Sep 1969 | Hiller Acft FH1100 | Barrow, Alaska, United States | Merric Incorpo | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1969 | Hiller Acft FH1100 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | Tundra Copter | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1969 | Hiller Acft FH1100 | Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, United States | Alaska Helicop | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Lacosta Is, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1969 | Cessna 310 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1969 | Luscombe 8A | Sedalia, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft H35 | Union Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-22 | Midlothian, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1969 | Taylr Titch M-3 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |