# Accident 19730319007889A: Frchld FH1100, Girdwood, AK, March 19, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1973
- Place: Girdwood, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Location: 60.9425° N, 149.1664° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Girdwood, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.9425&lon=-149.1664&mi=10
- Aircraft: N519FH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N519FH-1983-04-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 (registry code 3376502, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-hiller-fh-1100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FRCHLD FH1100
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,877 total, 1,816 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC73AA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73AA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730319007889A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

HIT UNMARKED PWR LINES. CONT FLT AND LND OK.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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 ANC73AA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73AA043), Mar 19, 1973: Hiller Acft FH1100 (N519FH), Girdwood, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N519FH (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19811002065129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811002065129A), Oct 2, 1981: Frchld FH1100 (N519FH), Bakersfield, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit due to fuel exhaustion. Struck wires, buildings and a vehicle before coming to rest.

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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