# NTSB DCA74AZ003: Fairchild FH227B, N4215, St.Louis, MO, July 23, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 23, 1973
- Place: St.Louis, MO · ST.LOUIS, MO
- Location: 38.6273° N, 90.1979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Louis, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6273&lon=-90.1979&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 38 fatal, 6 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 2, 1973
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79864
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA74AZ003
- Board report AAR7405 (PDF): https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR7405.pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA74AZ003

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0041  73/7/23    ST.LOUIS,MO         FAIRCHILD FH227B    CR-  1  2  0  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1643                    N4215               PX- 37  4  0                            37, 9170 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            4382 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAMBERT-ST.LOUIS
        OPERATOR - OZARK AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          NASHVILLE,TENN              ST.LOUIS,MO                  MARION,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - WEATHER PERSONNEL: OTHER
           PERSONNEL - DISPATCHING (AIR CARRIER ONLY): OTHER
           WEATHER - SQUALL LINE
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - LIGHTNING STRIKE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER CONSIDERABLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  1100
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                      RAIN SHOWERS, THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     300
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           29                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- CONTD ILS APCH INTO TSTM.LACK OF TIMELY ISSUANCE OF SVR WX WRNG.TRML AREA WX IMPROPERLY ASSESSED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4215](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4215-1973-09-24), registration cancelled 1973-09-24, S/N 513 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD FH227B
- Registry model: [Fairchild FH-227](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-fh-227) (registry code 3373042) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Lambert-St.Louis

## Other investigations on N4215 (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 CHI69A0092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69A0092), May 8, 1969: Fairchild FH-227 (N4215), Chicago, IL, minor 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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