- Date
- January 1, 1962
- Place
- Charlotte, NC · CHARLOTTE, NC
- Injuries
- 35 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N2703RFairchild F-27
- Status
- Completed · report April 20, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 139827
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0004 62/1/1 CHARLOTTE,NC FAIRCHILD F-27 CR- 0 0 2 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2130 N2703R PX- 0 0 33 45, 15600 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1650 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DOUGLAS OPERATOR - PIEDMONT AVIATION,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP LOUISVILLE,KY WILMINGTON,NC CHARLOTTE,NC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S) PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SWITCHES,LEVERS,CRANKING MECHANISM,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GROUNDED MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS REMARKS- LDG GR SELECTOR VALVE CONNECTOR PLUG SHORTED. UNIDENTIFIED FOREIGN SUBSTANCE ACTED AS CONDUCTOR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2703R
- Reported as
- Fairchild F-27
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Douglas
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