Hiller Acft FH1100 N551F
5 April 1970 · Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 5 April 1970 at about 17:15 local time, a Hiller Acft FH1100 registered N551F, operated by Merric Inc, was involved in an accident during static near Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, United States. One person was on board. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hiller Acft FH1100
- Registration
- N551F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Merric Inc
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Static
- Route
- Z → Z
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0035
People
Injuries not recorded.
| 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
PX WALKED INTO T/R.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hiller Acft FH1100 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Dec 1970 | Hiller Acft FH1100 | Columbus, Georgia, United States | City of Columb | No injuries | - |
| 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 | - |
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 |