# Accident 19750211002039A: Frchld FH1100, Ventura, CA, February 11, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 1975
- Place: Ventura, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 34.2678° N, 119.2542° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2678&lon=-119.2542&mi=10
- Aircraft: N544FH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N544FH-1980-11-19) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,100 total, 60 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX75DUQ23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75DUQ23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750211002039A

## Narrative

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

ENG COWL SEPARATED IN FLT AFTER MAINT PERSONNEL FAILED TO LATCH PROPERLY AFTER EARLIER PRECAUT LDG

## 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 LAX75DUQ23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75DUQ23), Feb 11, 1975: Hiller Acft FH1100 (N544FH), Ventura, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N544FH (1)

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

- [Accident 19780516012959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780516012959A), May 16, 1978: Frchld 1100 (N544FH), Santa Maria, CA, 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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