NYC67I0096

NTSB incident investigation · Fairchild F-27 · Bridgeport, CT · December 29, 1966

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 29, 1966
Place
Bridgeport, CT · BRIDGEPORT, CT
Injuries
7 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N2705JFairchild F-27
Status
Completed · report May 19, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119483

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0049  66/12/29 NR.BRIDGEPORT CONN    FAIRCHILD F-27      CR-  0  0  3  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 0855                    N2705J              PX-  0  0  4                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRIDGEPORT MUNI
        OPERATOR - U.S. AIR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            LANDING: INITIAL APPROACH
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- FALSE FIRE WARNING INDICATION ON RT ENGINE.

Aircraft

Registration
N2705J
Reported as
Fairchild F-27
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo prop
Damage
No damage
Airport
Bridgeport Muni