Fairchild FH1100 N30VA
13 December 1972 · Roanoke, Virginia, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 13 December 1972 at about 10:48 local time, a Fairchild FH1100 registered N30VA was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Roanoke, Virginia, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:48
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Roanoke, Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Woodrum Field
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Fairchild FH1100
- Registration
- N30VA
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- State-Public Aircraft
- Purpose of flight
- All Other Public Flying
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Shenandoah, Va
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3263
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DRG MAINT, NOT COMPLETED, TOOLS LEFT ON ENG DECK NOT OBVD BY PLT FELL INTO CYCLE AREA JAMMED CTLS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Fairchild FH1100 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 May 1977 | Fairchild FH1100 | San Francisco, California, United States | Garlic Entrprs | No injuries | - |
| 22 May 1978 | Fairchild FH1100 | Larimore, North Dakota, United States | J Morten&J ZIE | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |