# NTSB NYC73AN065: Fairchild FH227B, N701U, Winston-Salem, NC, November 1, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 1, 1972
- Place: Winston-Salem, NC · WINSTON-SALEM, NC
- Location: 36.0999° N, 80.2442° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winston-Salem, NC, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0999&lon=-80.2442&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 15 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 29, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168660
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73AN065
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73AN065

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N701U-1974-12-16), registration cancelled 1974-12-16, S/N 524 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD FH227B
- Registry model: [Fairchild FH-227](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-fh-227) (registry code 3373042) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Smith-Reynolds

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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