# NTSB DIA69A0031: Fairchild FH-227, N7710, Lynchburg, VA, January 11, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 11, 1969
- Place: Lynchburg, VA · LYNCHBURG, VA
- Location: 37.4138° N, 79.1422° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lynchburg, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4138&lon=-79.1422&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 23 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 2, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191453
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA69A0031
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69A0031

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0002  69/1/11    LYNCHBURG,VA        FAIRCHILD FH-227    CR-  0  0  3  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0725                    N7710               PX-  0  0 20                            27, 4700 TOTAL HOURS, 262
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LYNCHBURG
        OPERATOR - PIEDMONT AVIATION,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          NORFOLK,VA                  CINCINNATI,OHIO              HUNTINGTON,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER
          PERSONNEL-RAMP AGENT WALKED INTO R REVOLVING PROP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7710 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD FH-227
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Lynchburg

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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