- Date
- January 22, 1969
- Place
- Springfield, IL · SPRINGFIELD, IL
- Injuries
- 20 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4224Fairchild FH-227
- Status
- Completed · report March 5, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 191281
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0030 69/1/22 SPRINGFIELD,ILL FAIRCHILD FH-227 CR- 0 0 3 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2344 N4224 PX- 0 0 17 47, 23865 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 2500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - CAPITAL OPERATOR - OZARK AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP CHICAGO,ILL ST.LOUIS,MO SPRINGFIELD,ILL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH REMARKS- STRUCK TREES 5,750 FT FROM RWY THRESHOLD. MADE SUCCESSFUL GO AROUND AND LNDG AT ST.LOUIS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4224
- Reported as
- Fairchild FH-227
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Capital
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