# NTSB DEN68A0001: Hiller Acft FH1100, N519FH, Roswell, NM, July 6, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 6, 1967
- Place: Roswell, NM · ROSWELL, NM
- Location: 33.3734° N, 104.5294° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roswell, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3734&lon=-104.5294&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 22, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115797
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN68A0001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68A0001

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0273   67/7/6    ROSWELL,N MEX       HILLER ACFT FH1100  CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 10000
        TIME - 0500                    N519FH              PX-  0  0  0  MAPPING/PHOTO             TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROSWELL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PILOT-ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND ACFT CAPABILITY.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  8000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      72
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          220                                                       5
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- ACFT OVERLOADED-LACKED POWER FOR CLIMBOUT.
```

## 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: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Roswell

## 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 ANC73AA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73AA043), Mar 19, 1973: Hiller Acft FH1100 (N519FH), Girdwood, AK, 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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