# NTSB NYC73FID14: Fairchild FH1100, N30VA, Roanoke, VA, December 13, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 13, 1972
- Place: Roanoke, VA · ROANOKE, VA
- Location: 37.2710° N, 79.9414° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roanoke, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2710&lon=-79.9414&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report February 21, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168899
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73FID14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FID14

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3263  72/12/13   ROANOKE,VA          FAIRCHILD FH1100    CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 1792
        TIME - 1048                    N30VA               PX-  0  0  0  OTHER PUBLIC              TOTAL HOURS, 1472 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WOODRUM FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROANOKE,VA                  SHENANDOAH,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: CYCLIC PITCH CONTROL SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
                                  LATERAL CONTROL PROBLEM
                                  PITCH CONTROL PROBLEM
        REMARKS- DRG MAINT,NOT COMPLETED,TOOLS LEFT ON ENG DECK  NOT OBVD BY PLT FELL INTO CYCLE AREA JAMMED CTLS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N30VA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD FH1100
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Woodrum Field

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.