# NTSB NYC70I0062: Fairchild FH-227, N378NE, Windsor Lock, CT, December 11, 1969

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 11, 1969
- Place: Windsor Lock, CT · WINDSOR LOCK, CT
- Location: 41.9293° N, 72.6273° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Windsor Locks, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9293&lon=-72.6273&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 10, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147121
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70I0062
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70I0062

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0032  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N378NE-1991-07-05), registration cancelled 1991-07-05, S/N 512 (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: Minor damage
- Airport: Bradley

## Other investigations on N378NE (2)

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 CHI82DA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA064), Feb 21, 1982: Fairchild Hiller 227C (N378NE), Bloomington, IN, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC75AN119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75AN119), Jun 13, 1975: Fairchild FH-227 (N378NE), New Bedford, MA, substantial damage

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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