# NTSB FTW71AF074: Fairchild F-27F, N966P, Mcalister, OK, May 9, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 9, 1971
- Place: Mcalister, OK · MCALISTER, OK
- Location: 34.9261° N, 95.7736° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McAlester, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9261&lon=-95.7736&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 23 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 19, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162281
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71AF074
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71AF074

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4233   71/5/9  NR.MCALISTER,OKLA     FAIRCHILD F-27F     CR-  0  0  3  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2002                    N966P               PX-  0  0 20  CORP/EXEC                 37, 7229 TOTAL HOURS, 220
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DALLAS,TEX                  TULSA,OKLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: BATTERIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GROUNDED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERHEATED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN BRAKES,WHEEL ASSEMBLY,WHEEL WELL
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SMOKE IN COCKPIT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- UPPER,NR1,SN25-66741,CA-20H SONOTONE NICKEL-CADMIUM BATTERY AND CNCTNS DESTROYED. THERMAL RUNAWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N966P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD F-27F
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial 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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