# NTSB MIA62A0001: Fairchild F-27, N2703R, Charlotte, NC, January 1, 1962

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 1, 1962
- Place: Charlotte, NC · CHARLOTTE, NC
- Location: 35.2271° N, 80.8431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charlotte, NC, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2271&lon=-80.8431&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 35 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 20, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139827
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA62A0001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA62A0001

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0004   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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2703R-1968-01-12), registration cancelled 1968-01-12, S/N 10 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD F-27
- Registry model: [Fairchild F-27](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-f-27) (registry code 3373002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Douglas

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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