- Date
- May 9, 1969
- Place
- Ashland, KY · ASHLAND, KY
- Injuries
- 39 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N708UFairchild FH-227
- Status
- Completed · report June 10, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 172934
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0007 69/5/9 ASHLAND,KY FAIRCHILD FH-227 CR- 0 0 3 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE TIME - 1532 N708U PX- 0 0 36 UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE, UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT OPERATOR - PIEDMONT AVIATION,INC. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION LIGHTNING STRIKE IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE REMARKS- DAMAGED VERTICAL STABILIZER. LANDED SAFELY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N708U
- Reported as
- Fairchild FH-227
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Minor damage
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