- Date
- December 22, 1968
- Place
- St.Louis, MO · ST.LOUIS, MO
- Injuries
- 27 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4233Fairchild FH-227
- Status
- Completed · report January 5, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 192079
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0033 68/12/22 ST.LOUIS,MO FAIRCHILD FH-227 CR- 0 0 3 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1608 N4233 PX- 0 0 24 46, 15662 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 2200 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - LAMBERT OPERATOR - OZARK AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ST.LOUIS,MO DECATUR,ILL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- L GR JAMMED BY GR DOOR DURING RETRACTION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4233
- Reported as
- Fairchild FH-227
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Lambert
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