# Accident 19830813040689A: Hiller FH1100, Castle Rock, WA, August 13, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1983, 10:45 local time
- Place: Castle Rock, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.3094° N, 122.6898° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3094&lon=-122.6898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29917 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HILLER FH1100
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C18B
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 4,024 total, 391 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA83AA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83AA176) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830813040689A

## Narrative

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

SIGHTSEEING HELICOPTER CRASHED INTO A DENSELY FORESTED AREA AND BURNED. NO WITNESSES. NO ENGINE DEFECTS FOUND.

## 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 SEA83AA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83AA176), Aug 13, 1983: Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 (N29917), Toutle, WA, destroyed, 5 fatal

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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