Hiller Acft FH1100 N245CP
8 December 1970 · Columbus, Georgia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 December 1970 at about 17:15 local time, a Hiller Acft FH1100 registered N245CP, operated by City of Columb, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Columbus, Georgia, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Columbus, Georgia, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hiller Acft FH1100
- Registration
- N245CP
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- City of Columb
- Operating rule
- Municipal-Public Aircraft
- Purpose of flight
- Police Patrol
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4446
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
TAIL ROTOR BLADES STRUCK BY UNKNOWN OBJECT DURING T/O FROM HIWAY MEDIAN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hiller Acft FH1100 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jun 1970 | Hiller Acft FH1100 | Delta Junctn, Alaska, United States | Evergreen John | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jan 1970 | Hiller Acft FH1100 | Blanca, Colorado, United States | Public Service | No injuries | - |
| 22 Dec 1970 | Hiller Acft FH1100 | Burney, California, United States | Aspludh Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 1970 | Hiller Acft FH1100 | Chisana, Alaska, United States | Anchorage Heli | No injuries | - |
| 15 May 1970 | Hiller Acft FH1100 | Anaktuvk Pas, Alaska, United States | Evergreen Heli | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Oct 1970 | Hiller Acft FH1100 | Cedar City, Utah, United States | Arizona Helico | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |