Fairchild Hiller FH 1100 accident near Lino Lakes, MN
On October 6, 2016, a Fairchild Hiller FH 1100 (helicopter) was involved in an accident near Lino Lakes, MN. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- October 6, 2016
- Place
- Lino Lakes, MN
- Aircraft
- Fairchild Hiller FH 1100 · Helicopter
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 45.193°N, 93.138°W
- NTSB ID
- 20161006X22914
Official records · CEN17FA012
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Materials Laboratory - Communication Summary of Separation Findings: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- Transcript of Radio Communications - ANE Tower: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- Memorandum for Record – Communication Summary C Van Nevel: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn October 6, 2016, about 1645 central daylight time, a Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 helicopter, N4035G, was destroyed when it impacted the ground near Lino Lakes, Minnesota, following an in-flight separation of the main rotor assembly. The airline transport pilot and passenger sustained fatal injuries, and the helicopter was destroyed. The helicopter was registered to Helicopter Connection LLC, and operated by the pilot under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as personal flight. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the local flight, which originated from the Anoka County-Blaine Airport (ANE), near Minneapolis, Minnesota, about 1620. According to a pilot-rated passenger who had flown with the accident pilot in the helicopter earlier in the day, the accident pilot had not flown the helicopter for about a year and wanted the passenger to "ride along" as a safety pilot. Both the pilot and passenger performed a preflight inspection of the helicopter, which revealed no anomalies. About 1000, they departed on a 5-minute flight then returned and went to lunch. After lunch, they departed on a local flight, which lasted about 45 minutes. After the flight, the passenger asked the pilot if he wanted help moving the helicopter into the hangar, and the pilot indicated that he may fly the helicopter later. Later that day, several witnesses saw the helicopter flying in a northerly direction. One witness stated that he observed the helicopter rocking back and forth before it "spun sideways" and "a bunch of part
Probable cause
The separation of the main rotor assembly due to mast bumping.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
