# NTSB NYC69I0024: Fairchild FH-227, N817M, Glens Falls, NY, August 27, 1968

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 27, 1968
- Place: Glens Falls, NY · GLENS FALLS, NY
- Location: 43.3112° N, 73.6453° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Glens Falls, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3112&lon=-73.6453&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 3, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108104
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69I0024
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69I0024

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0010  68/8/27    GLENS FALLS,NY      FAIRCHILD FH-227    CR-  0  0  3  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 0600                    N817M               PX-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WARREN COUNTY
        OPERATOR - MOHAWK AIRLINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL STEERING FAILED.NO 1 PROP STRUCK TAIL OF BEECH W5550D,SUBSTL DAMAGE.NO OF PAX UNKNOWN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N817M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD FH-227
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Warren County

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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