# Accident 19850109000479A: Hiller FH1100, Glennallen, AK, January 9, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 1985, 15:15 local time
- Place: Glennallen, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Copter/Run Takoff)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 62.0991° N, 145.5298° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.0991&lon=-145.5298&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5056F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HILLER FH1100
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C18
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,860 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 186 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC85LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850109000479A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO COMPLETE TAKEOFF DUE TO DOWNDRAFTS AND WINDS. LANDED ON SLOPE, SLID DOWN, ROLLED ON ITS SIDE AND BURNED.

## 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 ANC85LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA035), Jan 9, 1985: Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 (N5056F), Glennallen, AK, destroyed

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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