# Accident 19740715021509A: Frchld FH1100, Glacier Park, MT, July 15, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1974
- Place: Glacier Park, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Power On Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Aircraft: N711KH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N711KH-2013-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 (registry code 3376502, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-hiller-fh-1100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 317HP (registry code 03011, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-317hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FRCHLD FH1100
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 36 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA75DTI01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75DTI01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740715021509A

## Narrative

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

LDG ON ROCK LEDGE.SLID INTO ROCKS.DMGD M/R BLADES.

## 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 SEA75DTI01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75DTI01), Jul 15, 1974: Hiller Acft FH1100 (N711KH), Glacier Park, MT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N711KH (2)

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

- [Accident 19840729039619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840729039619A), Jul 29, 1984: Hiller FH1100 (N711KH), Meadview, AZ, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Helicopter collided with tree during sightseeing flight. Could not determine if engine malfunctioned.
- [Incident 19811213088519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811213088519I), Dec 13, 1981: Frchld FH1100 (N711KH), Peach Springs, AZ. Chip detector light came on from metal sliver from recent change of forward main drive seal.

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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