# NTSB NYC67A0104: Fairchild FH-227, N380NE, East Boston, MA, January 20, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 20, 1967
- Place: East Boston, MA · EAST BOSTON, MA
- Location: 42.3751° N, 71.0392° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Boston, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3751&lon=-71.0392&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 18 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 7, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119038
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67A0104
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67A0104

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0020  67/1/20    EAST BOSTON,MASS    FAIRCHILD FH-227    CR-  0  0  3  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1124                    N380NE              PX-  0  0 15                            41, 6700 TOTAL HOURS, 176
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOGAN INTL
        OPERATOR - NORTHEAST AIRLINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- NOSE-WHL-STEERING SLIDE BAR EXTENDED,JAMMED NOSE GR DOWN LATCH.NEA RCVD CORRECTIVE NOTICE,01/20/67
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N380NE](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N380NE-1968-11-12), registration cancelled 1968-11-12, S/N 517, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD FH-227
- Registry model: [Fairchild FH-227](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-fh-227) (registry code 3373042) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Logan Intl

## Other investigations on N380NE (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 DCA69A0004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA69A0004), Oct 25, 1968: Fairchild FH227C (N380NE), Hanover, NH, destroyed, 32 fatal

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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