# Accident 19731023036069A: Frchld FH1100, Fairbanks, AK, October 23, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1973
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Merric,Inc.
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Location: 64.8378° N, 147.7164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairbanks, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8378&lon=-147.7164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N369FH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N369FH-2012-11-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 (registry code 3376502, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-hiller-fh-1100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FRCHLD FH1100
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,725 total, 500 in this make and model, 118 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC74FAA19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74FAA19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731023036069A

## Narrative

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

TEST FLT.LOST BOLT CAUSED LOSS OF LATERAL CYCLIC CONTROL

## 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 ANC74FAA19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74FAA19), Oct 23, 1973: Hiller Acft FH1100 (N369FH), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage

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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