Fairchild F-27 N2703R
1 January 1962 · Charlotte, North Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 January 1962 at about 21:30 local time, a Fairchild F-27 registered N2703R, operated by Piedmont Aviation, Inc., was involved in an accident during static near Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. 35 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Douglas
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Fairchild F-27
- Registration
- N2703R
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Piedmont Aviation, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Static
- Route
- Louisville, Ky → Wilmington, Nc
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 1-0004
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
LDG GR SELECTOR VALVE CONNECTOR PLUG SHORTED. UNIDENTIFIED FOREIGN SUBSTANCE ACTED AS CONDUCTOR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Fairchild F-27 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Feb 1962 | Fairchild F-27 | Waterloo, Iowa, United States | Ozark Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jan 1963 | Fairchild F-27 | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | West Coast Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 3 |
| 9 Jul 1963 | Fairchild F-27 | Kailua, Hawaii, United States | Aloha Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 1963 | Fairchild F-27 | Calgary, Canada | West Coast Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Mar 1964 | Fairchild F-27 | Portland Oregon, Oregon, United States | West Coast Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 7 May 1964 | Fairchild F-27 | San Ramon Calif, California, United States | Pacific Air Lines, Inc. | Fatal | 44 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jul 1962 | Armstrong AW-650 | Rome, New York, United States | Capitol Airways | No injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 1962 | Sud Avn SE 210 | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 1962 | Boeing 720 | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 1962 | Curtiss-Wrt C-46R | Miami, Florida, United States | Riddle Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 23 Sep 1962 | Boeing 720 | Albany, New York, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1962 | Boeing 720B | Ft.lauderdale, Florida, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |