# Accident 19761217040169A: Frchld FH1100, Renton, WA, December 17, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 1976
- Place: Renton, WA
- Airport: Longacres
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Location: 47.4795° N, 122.1949° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Renton, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4795&lon=-122.1949&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8678, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8678-1991-08-15) (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: 3,194 total, 3 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA77FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761217040169A

## Narrative

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

LATE FLARE DRG PWR RECOVERY FM PRACTICE AUTOROTATIVE DESCENT.PIC-3HRS IN TYPE,CK PLT-4HRS IN TYPE.

## 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 SEA77FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FA009), Dec 17, 1976: Hiller Acft FH1100 (N8678), Renton, WA, 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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