# Accident 19781213038009A: Frchld 1100, Boulder City, NV, December 13, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 1978
- Place: Boulder City, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Location: 35.9786° N, 114.8325° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boulder City, NV, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9786&lon=-114.8325&mi=10
- Aircraft: N438F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: FRCHLD 1100
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,720 total, 5,720 in this make and model, 220 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK79FVW02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FVW02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781213038009A

## Narrative

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

SIGHT-SEEING FLT, PART 91. DAMAGED BLADE OF ANOTHER FH1100 & HANG

## 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 OAK79FVW02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FVW02), Dec 13, 1978: Hiller Acft FH1100 (N438F), Boulder City, NV, 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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