Hiller Acft 1100 N578FH
20 November 1971 · Kaanapali, Hawaii, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 20 November 1971 at about 18:05 local time, a Hiller Acft 1100 registered N578FH, operated by Hawaii Helicop, was involved in an accident during in flight near Kaanapali, Hawaii, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kaanapali, Hawaii, United States
- Nearest airport
- Kaanapali
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hiller Acft 1100
- Registration
- N578FH
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Hawaii Helicop
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Search and Rescue
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3346
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 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
LATERAL CG DSPLCD BYD OPRTNG LMTS OF ACFT.ATMTD RESCUE OF 2 SKYDIVERS FM WTR, LOSS OF LATERAL CTL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hiller Acft 1100 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Sep 1972 | Hiller Acft 1100 | Drake, Colorado, United States | Intermountain | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Apr 1977 | Hiller Acft 1100H | Watson Is, Florida, United States | Dade Helicopte | No injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 1977 | Hiller Acft 1100 | Sparrevohn Afs, Alaska, United States | Alaska Helicop | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |