# NTSB DIA70I0009: Nord-Avion 262, N26203, Charleston, WV, July 29, 1969

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 29, 1969
- Place: Charleston, WV · CHARLESTON, WV
- Location: 38.3498° N, 81.6326° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charleston, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3498&lon=-81.6326&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 18 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 6, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163994
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA70I0009
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA70I0009

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-0015  69/7/29    CHARLESTON,W VA     NORD-AVION 262      CR-  0  0  3  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1730                    N26203              PX-  0  0 15                            UNK/NR, 10265 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 1352 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KANAWHA COUNTY
        OPERATOR - U.S. AIR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        REMARKS- NOSE GR STEERING LOCKED IN FULL LEFT POSITION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N26203](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26203-1982-12-14), registration cancelled 1982-12-14, S/N 11 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORD-AVION 262
- Registry model: [Nord 262 A-12](https://openairdocs.org/model/nord-262-a-12) (registry code 6380502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Kanawha County

## Other investigations on N26203 (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 DIA69I0043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69I0043), Feb 12, 1969: Nord-Avion 262A12 (N26203), Elkins, WV, 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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