# Accident 19770424009679A: Frchld FH1100, Watson Is, FL, April 24, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1977
- Place: Watson Is, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Aircraft: N5068F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5068F-1992-04-22) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 50 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770424009679A

## Narrative

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

TYPE BIRD UNK.T/R BLADES SEPD.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N5068F (1)

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

- [Accident 19860906045999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860906045999A), Sep 6, 1986: Hiller FH1100 (N5068F), Abilene, TX, Substantial damage. Helicopter hit the ground after losing control on takeoff. Tension torsion bar failed due to contaminated lubricant

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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