# N5049F: 1970 Fairchild Hiller FH-1100, registration cancelled 2018-01-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 23, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Fairchild Hiller FH-1100](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-hiller-fh-1100) (registry code 3376502)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 196
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: September 30, 1992
- Certificate issued: January 17, 2008
- Last registry action: February 21, 2008
- Mode S code: A64C65
- Owner when cancelled: [Arvold Donald J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ARVOLD%20DONALD%20J)
- Location: [Colfax, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Colfax)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.0185° N, 91.7196° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 54730, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5049F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5049F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5049F-2018-01-23

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Fairchild Hiller FH-1100: https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-hiller-fh-1100.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI08FA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08FA132), May 16, 2008: Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 (N5049F), Comstock, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of engine power in flight due to fuel exhaustion resulting from the pilot's inadequate fuel management. Contributing to the accident was the unsuitable terrain for a forced landing.
- [NTSB ANC71AA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC71AA004), Jul 12, 1970: Hiller Acft FH1100 (N5049F), Chisana, AK, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20080516838849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080516838849A), May 16, 2008: Hiller FH1100 (N5049F), Comstock, MI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) At approximately 11:33 am local time, a fairchild Hiller helicopter FH-1100 crashed in a remote area called chipman preserve, near Comstock, Michigan.…

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