# Incident 19780717048379I: Frchld FH227B, St Louis, MO, July 17, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1978, 16:35 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: OZA
- Location: 38.6273° N, 90.1979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Louis, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6273&lon=-90.1979&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4228, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4228-1980-12-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild FH-227B (registry code 3373046, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-fh-227b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FRCHLD FH227B
- People aboard: 16
- 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/19780717048379I

## Narrative

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

GEAR INDICATED NOT UP AFTER RETRACTION.  EXTENDED GEAR, RETURNED SAFELY. LANDING GEAR SELECTOR VALVE WAS FAULTY.

## Other reports on N4228 (1)

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

- [Incident 19780405008069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780405008069I), Apr 5, 1978: Frchld FH227 (N4228), Chicago, IL. Engine shutdown on approach due to vibration. Found bearing failure in gear box.

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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