# Accident 19840304005469A: Hiller FH1100, Glennallen, AK, March 4, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1984, 10:45 local time
- Place: Glennallen, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 62.1009° N, 145.5294° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.1009&lon=-145.5294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5051F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5051F-1989-11-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 (registry code 3376502, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-hiller-fh-1100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER FH1100
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C18
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,300 total, 200 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC84LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840304005469A

## Narrative

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

CAUGHT IN A DOWNDRAFT IN SEVERE SURFACE WINDS NEAR RISING TERRAIN. TURNED DOWNSLOPE LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED.

## 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 ANC84LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA039), Mar 4, 1984: Fairchild Hiller FH-100 (N5051F), Glennallen, AK, 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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