- Date
- December 11, 1969
- Place
- Windsor Lock, CT · WINDSOR LOCK, CT
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N378NEFairchild FH-227
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 147121
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0032 69/12/11 WINDSOR LOCK,CONN FAIRCHILD FH-227 CR- 0 0 3 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0655 N378NE PX- 0 0 0 UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 508 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - BRADLEY OPERATOR - NORTHEAST AIRLINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BOSTON,MASS WINDSOR LOCK,CONN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- RUDDER CABLE TENSION REGULATOR CTL ARM FAILED. DISCONNECTED PUSH-PULL ROD ON T/O FROM BOSTON.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N378NE
- Reported as
- Fairchild FH-227
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Bradley
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Other investigations on N378NE · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CHI82DA064Accident · No injuriesFinal reportBloomington, INThe aircraft was being pre-positioned for a scheduled flight. During a visual approach to land, the captain (PIC) called for the flaps to be lowered in incremental settings (16.5, 27 & 40 deg). The flap handle was moved to the appropriate positions, but…NTSB NYC75AN119Accident · Minor injuriesClosedNew Bedford, MA