- Date
- November 19, 1969
- Place
- Glens Falls, NY · GLENS FALLS, NY
- Injuries
- 14 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N7811MFairchild FH227B
- Status
- Completed · report August 20, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 148151
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0026 69/11/19 NR.GLENS FALLS,NY FAIRCHILD FH227B CR- 3 0 0 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2020 N7811M PX- 11 0 0 31, 5167 TOTAL HOURS, 343 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. OPERATOR - MOHAWK AIRLINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ALBANY,NY GLENS FALLS,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 2100 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 53 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 150 12 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR IFR FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PLT EXCEEDED CLNC LIMITS,FLEW INTO LEE OF MTN DWNDRFT AT ALT INSUF FOR RECOVERY.WIND 61K AT 3000FT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7811M
- Reported as
- Fairchild FH227B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Warren Co.
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