UNK63X0104

NTSB accident investigation · Fairchild F-27 · Calgary, Canada · August 24, 1963

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
August 24, 1963
Place
Calgary, Canada · CALGARY,CAN, CD
Injuries
1 serious, 2 minor, 13 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N2707Fairchild F-27
Status
Completed · report February 10, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
112318

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0075  63/8/24    CALGARY,CAN         FAIRCHILD F-27      CR-  0  1  2  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N2707               PX-  0  0 13                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        OPERATOR - WEST COAST AIRLINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF CANADA.

Aircraft

Registration
N2707
Reported as
Fairchild F-27
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo prop
Damage
Substantial damage

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.