# NTSB DCA69I0001: Fairchild FH-227, N4224, Springfield, IL, January 22, 1969

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 22, 1969
- Place: Springfield, IL · SPRINGFIELD, IL
- Location: 39.8017° N, 89.6437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8017&lon=-89.6437&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 20 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 5, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191281
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA69I0001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA69I0001

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4224-1980-01-10), registration cancelled 1980-01-10, S/N 543, 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: Minor damage
- Airport: Capital

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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