- Date
- March 3, 1972
- Place
- Albany, NY · ALBANY, NY
- Injuries
- 16 fatal, 32 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7818MFairchild FH227B
- Status
- Completed · report May 10, 1973
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79868
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0001 72/3/3 ALBANY,NY FAIRCHILD FH227B CR- 2 1 0 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2048 N7818M PX- 14 31 0 44, 12248 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 2202 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ALBANY COUNTY OPERATOR - MOHAWK AIRLINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAGUARDIA ARPT,NY ALBANY,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: RESIDENCE(S) LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT COPILOT - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INSTRUMENTS-MISREAD OR FAILED TO READ MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CREW COORDINATION-POOR REMARKS- CRUISE PITCH LOCK MALF,UN FEATH L PROP FOR UNDET REASON.DESCND BLO MDA.IMPROPER ALT AWARENESS PROC
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7818M
- Reported as
- Fairchild FH227B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Albany County
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