# NTSB MKC62A0006: Fairchild F-27, N4302F, Waterloo, IA, February 25, 1962

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 25, 1962
- Place: Waterloo, IA · WATERLOO, IA
- Location: 42.4928° N, 92.3430° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waterloo, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4928&lon=-92.3430&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 21 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 9, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108294
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC62A0006
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC62A0006

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0012  62/2/25    WATERLOO,IOWA       FAIRCHILD F-27      CR-  0  0  3  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2020                    N4302F              PX-  0  0 18                            46, 20050 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1970 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WATERLOO
        OPERATOR - OZARK AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          MINNEAPOLIS,MINN            ST.LOUIS,MO                  WATERLOO,IOWA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: IMPROPER INSPECTION OF FACILITIES
        REMARKS- LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CTL DUE DEEP AND DRIFTED SNOW ON ONE SIDE OF RWY. DMGD AIRFRAME.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4302F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4302F-2012-11-07), registration cancelled 2012-11-07, S/N 60, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD F-27
- Registry model: [Fairchild F-27](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-f-27) (registry code 3373002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Rolls-Royce DART-510&511](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-dart-510-511) (registry code 54504, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Waterloo

## Other investigations on N4302F (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 FTW86LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LA006), Oct 7, 1985: Fairchild F-27 (N4302F), Houston, TX, 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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