Accident Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 N578FH, Saturday 20 November 1971
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Date:Saturday 20 November 1971
Time:18:05
Type:Silhouette image of generic FH11 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Fairchild Hiller FH-1100
Owner/operator:Hawaii Helicopters
Registration: N578FH
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Kaanapali, Maui, HI -   United States of America
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Local
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
LATERAL CG DSPLCD BYD OPRTNG LMTS OF ACFT.ATMTDRESCUE OF 2 SKYDIVERS FM WTR,LOSS OF LATERAL CTL.

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: OAK72FJA08
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 4 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
15-Jun-2023 04:03 Ron Averes Updated

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