# Accident 19770511010559A: Frchld FH1100, Oakley, KS, May 11, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1977
- Place: Oakley, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 39.1235° N, 100.8452° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oakley, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1235&lon=-100.8452&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5073F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: FRCHLD FH1100
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,413 total, 156 in this make and model, 175 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC77DCQ37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DCQ37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770511010559A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ENCOUNTERED UNEXPECTED INCREASE IN SURFACEWIND DURING DOWNWIND TURN

## 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 MKC77DCQ37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DCQ37), May 11, 1977: Hiller FH1100 (N5073F), Oakley, KS, 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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