# NTSB DCA69A0002: Fairchild FH-227, N712U, Charleston, WV, August 10, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 10, 1968
- Place: Charleston, WV · CHARLESTON, WV
- Location: 38.3498° N, 81.6326° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charleston, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3498&lon=-81.6326&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 35 fatal, 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report October 3, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109104
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA69A0002
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA69A0002

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0014  68/8/10    CHARLESTON,W VA     FAIRCHILD FH-227    CR-  3  0  0  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0757                    N712U               PX- 32  2  0                            40, 6884 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            3722 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KANAWHA COUNTY
        OPERATOR - PIEDMONT AVIATION,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          PARTIAL OBSCURATION                                      UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- UNRECOGNIZED LOSS OF ALTITUDE ORIENTATION DURINGFINAL PORTION OF APCH INTO SHALLOW, DENSE FOG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N712U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N712U-1968-10-09), registration cancelled 1968-10-09, S/N 557, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD FH-227
- Registry model: [Fairchild FH-227B](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-fh-227b) (registry code 3373046) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Kanawha County

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.

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