# Accident 19740313005549A: Frchld FH1100, Aspen, CO, March 13, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1974
- Place: Aspen, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 39.1952° N, 106.8368° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aspen, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1952&lon=-106.8368&mi=10
- Aircraft: N748FH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N748FH-2013-08-22) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,800 total, 80 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN74FTE42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FTE42) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740313005549A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 DEN74FTE42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FTE42), Mar 13, 1974: Hiller Acft FH1100 (N748FH), Aspen, CO, 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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