# Accident 19790331005389A: Frchld 125FRCHLD, St Regis, MT, March 31, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1979, 14:00 local time
- Place: St Regis, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3049° N, 115.1039° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Regis, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3049&lon=-115.1039&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87893 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: FRCHLD 125FRCHLD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,105 total, 730 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79FTI11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FTI11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790331005389A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STRUCK TREES DURING ATTEMPTED CLIMB OVER MOUNTAIN RIDGE.

## 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 SEA79FTI11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FTI11), Mar 31, 1979: Hiller Acft UH-12E (N87893), St Joe Nat Fst, ID, 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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