# NTSB OAK66A0024: Fairchild F-27A, N2777R, Woodside, CA, November 24, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 24, 1965
- Place: Woodside, CA · WOODSIDE, CA
- Location: 37.4222° N, 122.2586° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Woodside, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4222&lon=-122.2586&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 33 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 18, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175469
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK66A0024
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66A0024

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0068  65/11/24 NR.WOODSIDE CALIF     FAIRCHILD F-27A     CR-  0  0  3  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1845                    N2777R              PX-  0  0 30                            44, 20400 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            4000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - PACIFIC AIR LINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           LIGHTNING STRIKE                                         IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - LIGHTNING STRIKE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
           WEATHER - SQUALL LINE
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  3800
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     RAIN SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      25
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          110                                                       7
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- LIGHTNING EXPLOSIVE DAMAGE REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF THE LEFT WING ON N2777R.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2777R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2777R-1973-11-19), registration cancelled 1973-11-19, S/N 104 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD F-27A
- Registry model: [Fairchild F-27A](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-f-27a) (registry code 3373004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: 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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