# NTSB ANC73AA043: Hiller Acft FH1100, N519FH, Girdwood, AK, March 19, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 19, 1973
- Place: Girdwood, AK · GIRDWOOD, AK
- Location: 60.9425° N, 149.1664° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Girdwood, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.9425&lon=-149.1664&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 30, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163257
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC73AA043
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73AA043

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0503  73/3/19    GIRDWOOD,ALAS       HILLER ACFT FH1100  CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 3878
        TIME - 1615                    N519FH              PX-  0  0  4  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 1817 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TURNAGAIN PASS,ALAS         TIN CAN MTN,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- HIT UNMARKED PWR LINES. CONT FLT AND LND OK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N519FH](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N519FH-1983-04-13), registration cancelled 1983-04-13, S/N 16 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLER ACFT FH1100
- Registry model: [Fairchild Hiller FH-1100](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-hiller-fh-1100) (registry code 3376502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730319007889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730319007889A), Mar 19, 1973: Frchld FH1100, Girdwood, AK, Substantial damage. Hit unmarked pwr lines. Cont flt and lnd ok.

## Other investigations on N519FH (2)

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 LAX82FVA65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FVA65), Oct 2, 1981: Hiller Acft FH1100 (N519FH), Bakersfield, CA, destroyed
- [NTSB DEN68A0001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68A0001), Jul 6, 1967: Hiller Acft FH1100 (N519FH), Roswell, NM, substantial damage

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.

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