Hiller Acft FH1100 N8678
17 December 1976 · Renton, Washington, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 December 1976 at about 11:45 local time, a Hiller Acft FH1100 registered N8678, operated by Washington HEL, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Renton, Washington, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Renton, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Longacres
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hiller Acft FH1100
- Registration
- N8678
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Washington HEL
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Check
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3526
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
LATE FLARE DRG PWR RECOVERY FM PRACTICE AUTOROTATIVE DESCENT.PIC-3HRS IN TYPE, CK PLT-4HRS IN TYPE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hiller Acft FH1100 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Aug 1976 | Hiller Acft FH1100 | Lake City, Arkansas, United States | Arkansas Aero | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1976 | Hiller Acft FH1100 | Healy, Alaska, United States | ERA Helicopter | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1975 | Hiller Acft FH1100 | Shelton, Washington, United States | HI Life Helico | No injuries | - |
| 28 Nov 1975 | Hiller Acft FH1100 | Belleville, Illinois, United States | Nollau Nurseri | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1975 | Hiller Acft FH1100 | Fremont, California, United States | Calif-Hwy-Patr | Fatal | 2 |
| 8 Sep 1975 | Hiller Acft FH1100 | Ft Lauderdale, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 1976 | Cessna 150 | Coyanosa, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1976 | Beechcraft E18S | Manahawkin, New Jersey, United States | Thramway Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1976 | Schweizer SGS233 | Elmira, New York, United States | Ithaca Flyingc | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1976 | Piper PA-22 | Burns, Oregon, United States | Klamath Aircra | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1976 | Douglas DC-3A | Dallas, Texas, United States | Tricon Airline | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1976 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Boulder, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |