Fairchild FH227B N7811M
19 November 1969 · Glens Falls, New York, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 19 November 1969 at about 20:20 local time, a Fairchild FH227B registered N7811M, operated by Mohawk Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Glens Falls, New York, United States. 14 people were on board and 14 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Glens Falls, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Warren Co.
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Fairchild FH227B
- Registration
- N7811M
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Mohawk Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Albany, Ny → Glens Falls, Ny
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 1-0026
People
14 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
PLT EXCEEDED CLNC LIMITS, FLEW INTO LEE OF MTN DWNDRFT AT ALT INSUF FOR RECOVERY.WIND 61K AT 3000FT
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Fairchild FH227B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Aug 1972 | Fairchild FH227B | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Ozark Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Nov 1972 | Fairchild FH227B | Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States | Piedmont Aviation, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Mar 1972 | Fairchild FH227B | Albany, New York, United States | Mohawk Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 16 |
| 23 Jul 1973 | Fairchild FH227B | St.louis, Missouri, United States | Ozark Air Lines, Inc. | Fatal | 38 |
| 26 Oct 2003 | Fairchild FH227B | Buenos Aires, Argentina | CATA Lineas Aereas | Fatal | 5 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Lacosta Is, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1969 | Cessna 310 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1969 | Luscombe 8A | Sedalia, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft H35 | Union Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-22 | Midlothian, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1969 | Taylr Titch M-3 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |