# NTSB NYC67I0096: Fairchild F-27, N2705J, Bridgeport, CT, December 29, 1966

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 29, 1966
- Place: Bridgeport, CT · BRIDGEPORT, CT
- Location: 41.1874° N, 73.1958° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bridgeport, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1874&lon=-73.1958&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 7 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 19, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119483
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67I0096
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67I0096

## NTSB brief

```
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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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD F-27
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Bridgeport Muni

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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