# Accident 19741124044439A: Frchld FH1100, Freeport, NY, November 24, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 1974
- Place: Freeport, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Power On Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Location: 40.6509° N, 73.5846° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Freeport, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6509&lon=-73.5846&mi=10
- Aircraft: N601PD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N601PD-1975-05-08) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,499 total, 2,465 in this make and model, 92 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74AN067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74AN067-146479) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741124044439A

## Narrative

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

DURING LNDG APCH AFT TAIL BOOM SEPARATED.PREEXISTING FATIGUE CRACKS FOUND IN TAIL FIN SPAR CHANNEL

## 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 NYC74AN067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74AN067-146479), Nov 24, 1974: Hiller Acft FH1100 (N601PD), Freeport, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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