# NTSB DEN65A0085: Fairchild F-27A, N755L, Prescott, AZ, March 28, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 28, 1965
- Place: Prescott, AZ · PRESCOTT, AZ
- Location: 34.5400° N, 112.4685° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Prescott, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5400&lon=-112.4685&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor, 39 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 23, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179739
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN65A0085
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN65A0085

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0028  65/3/28    PRESCOTT,ARIZ       FAIRCHILD F-27A     CR-  0  0  3  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1330                    N755L               PX-  0  1 37                            36, 10467 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            4653 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - BONANZA AIR LINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT NOT FASTENED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                   UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     RAIN SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- SEAT BELT SIGN ON.PILOT SKIRTING CLOUD BUILD-UPS  PASSENGER LEFT SEAT FOR LAVATORY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N755L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N755L-1974-01-09), registration cancelled 1974-01-09, S/N 92 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD F-27A
- Registry model: [Fairchild F-27A](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-f-27a) (registry code 3373004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: No damage

## Other investigations on N755L (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 SEA70I0021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA70I0021), Nov 17, 1969: Fairchild F-27A (N755L), Pullman, WA, incident, 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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