# Accident 19740123001609A: Frchld FH1100, Knoxville, TN, January 23, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 1974
- Place: Knoxville, TN
- Airport: Heli Stop
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Rotors
- Location: 35.9606° N, 83.9207° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Knoxville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9606&lon=-83.9207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N441FH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N441FH-1976-10-15) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,290 total, 100 in this make and model, 220 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD74FKW24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FKW24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740123001609A

## Narrative

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

PAX HIT BY TAIL ROTOR.

## 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 IAD74FKW24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FKW24), Jan 23, 1974: Hiller Acft FH1100 (N441FH), Knoxville, TN, minor damage

## Other reports on N441FH (1)

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

- [Accident 19760905026869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760905026869A), Sep 5, 1976: Frchld FH1100 (N441FH), Lake City, AR, Destroyed

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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