# Incident 19780227000349I: Frchld FH227, Peoria, IL, February 27, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 1978, 22:20 local time
- Place: Peoria, IL
- Airport: Greater
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Location: 40.6936° N, 89.5890° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Peoria, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6936&lon=-89.5890&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4223, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4223-1980-12-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild FH-227B (registry code 3373046, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-fh-227b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FRCHLD FH227
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780227000349I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ORANGE GLOW FROM NOSE COWL ON CLIMBOUT. ANTI-ICE AMMETER PEGGED. PULLED CB & MADE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING.

## Other reports on N4223 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19800131020439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800131020439I), Jan 31, 1980: Frchld FH227 (N4223), Chicago, IL. Unsafe landing gear light came on when landing gear extended on approach. Actuator lower gear pivot bound up.
- [Incident 19790722019459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790722019459I), Jul 22, 1979: Frchld FH227 (N4223), Dubuque, IA. Smoke in cabin emitting from ground recirculation blower. Unrelated bird strike on rollout.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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