# NTSB SEA67A0047: Fairchild F-27, N2712, Klamath Fall, OR, March 10, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 10, 1967
- Place: Klamath Fall, OR · KLAMATH FALL, OR
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 6, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119029
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA67A0047
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67A0047

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0007  67/3/10  NR.KLAMATH FALL,OREG  FAIRCHILD F-27      CR-  3  0  0  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0503                    N2712               PX-  1  0  0                            38, 9271 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            4684 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KINGSLEY FIELD
        OPERATOR - WEST COAST AIRLINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          MISC-CONTROL LOSS DUE TO ICE ACCRETION ON AIRFRAME
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ICE NOT REMOVD,DEICE FLUID NOT APPLIED PRIOR T/O
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2712](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2712-1970-08-25), registration cancelled 1970-08-25, S/N 73 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD F-27
- Registry model: [Fairchild F-27](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-f-27) (registry code 3373002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Kingsley Field

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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