# NTSB DCA69A0004: Fairchild FH227C, N380NE, Hanover, NH, October 25, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 25, 1968
- Place: Hanover, NH · HANOVER, NH
- Location: 43.7116° N, 72.2732° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hanover, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7116&lon=-72.2732&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 32 fatal, 8 serious, 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 14, 1970
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79350
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA69A0004
- Board report AAR7007 (PDF): https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR7007.pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA69A0004

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N380NE-1968-11-12), registration cancelled 1968-11-12, S/N 517, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD FH227C
- Registry model: [Fairchild FH-227](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-fh-227) (registry code 3373042) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Lebanon Regional

## Other investigations on N380NE (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC67A0104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67A0104), Jan 20, 1967: Fairchild FH-227 (N380NE), East Boston, MA, substantial damage

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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