- Date
- October 25, 1968
- Place
- Hanover, NH · HANOVER, NH
- Injuries
- 32 fatal, 8 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N380NEFairchild FH227C
- Status
- Completed · report May 14, 1970
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79350
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0024 68/10/25 NR.HANOVER,NH FAIRCHILD FH227C CR- 2 1 0 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1717 N380NE PX- 30 7 2 52, 14700 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 1182 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. OPERATOR - NORTHEAST AIRLINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP BOSTON,MASS MONTPELIER,VT LEBANON,NH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRWAYS FACILITIES: VOR MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ERRATIC FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- NONSTNDRD INST APCH.NAV INSTS INDCD IMPNDG STA PSG DUE CRS RUFNESS.UN DTRMN POSIT.PREMATURE DSCNT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N380NE
- Reported as
- Fairchild FH227C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Lebanon Regional
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