# Accident 19730709022729A: Frchld FH1100, Cave Jctn, OR, July 9, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1973
- Place: Cave Jctn, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 42.1667° N, 123.6481° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cave Junction, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1667&lon=-123.6481&mi=10
- Aircraft: N427FH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N427FH-2012-11-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 (registry code 3376502, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-hiller-fh-1100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FRCHLD FH1100
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,205 total, 0 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA74DYI01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYI01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730709022729A

## Narrative

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

CARRYING WATER TO FIRE.DSTRCTD BY LOUD NOISE.

## 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 SEA74DYI01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYI01), Jul 9, 1973: Hiller FH1100 (N427FH), Cave Jctn, OR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N427FH (1)

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

- [Accident 19930125000869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930125000869A), Jan 25, 1993: Hiller FH1100 (N427FH), Volcano Natl Pk, HI, Destroyed, 5 fatal. Inflight loss of control. Spun into ocean on attempting autoration to shore, hit by a wave, turned over and sank.

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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