- Date
- November 1, 1972
- Place
- Winston-Salem, NC · WINSTON-SALEM, NC
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 15 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N701UFairchild FH227B
- Status
- Completed · report March 29, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168660
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0039 72/11/1 WINSTON-SALEM,NC FAIRCHILD FH227B CR- 0 1 2 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1415 N701U PX- 0 0 13 38, 11835 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-NONE OT- 0 0 0 4475 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SMITH-REYNOLDS OPERATOR - PIEDMONT AVIATION,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP CHARLESTON,SC CINCINNATI,OHIO WINSTON-SALEM,NC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) COPILOT - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES REMARKS- FLAPS WOULDNT EXTEND.CB RESET.PLT SENT CP TO CABIN TO CRANK FLAPS DWN.CRANK HIT CP IN FACE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N701U
- Reported as
- Fairchild FH227B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- No damage
- Airport
- Smith-Reynolds
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.