# NTSB DIA68A0029: Fchld-Hillr FH1100, Hagerstown, MD, January 12, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 12, 1968
- Place: Hagerstown, MD · HAGERSTOWN, MD
- Location: 39.6380° N, 77.7233° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hagerstown, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6380&lon=-77.7233&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 15, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111607
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA68A0029
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68A0029

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-0001  68/1/12    HAGERSTOWN,MD       FCHLD-HILLR FH1100  CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1315                    CF-WMG              PX-  0  0  1  TEST                      AGE 42, 8467 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            143 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAGERSTOWN MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- COMPASS CALIBRATION FLT. PARKED ACFT USAF BELL UH-1F,N61220,SUBST DAMG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: CF-WMG (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: FCHLD-HILLR FH1100
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hagerstown Muni

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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