Plane Crash List

Fairchild FH-227 N4224

22 January 1969 · Springfield, Illinois, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 22 January 1969 at about 23:44 local time, a Fairchild FH-227 registered N4224, operated by Ozark Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an incident during the landing phase of flight near Springfield, Illinois, United States. 20 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 23:44
Classification
Incident
Location
Springfield, Illinois, United States
Nearest airport
Capital
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Fairchild FH-227
Registration
N4224
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
2
Phase of flight
Landing
Route
Chicago, Ill → St.louis, Mo
Aircraft damage
Minor
Weather
IMC
Light
Night (Dark)
NTSB number
4-0030

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
20 0 0 0 20

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

STRUCK TREES 5,750 FT FROM RWY THRESHOLD. MADE SUCCESSFUL GO AROUND AND LNDG AT ST.LOUIS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Other Fairchild FH-227 accidents

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
11 Jan 1969 Fairchild FH-227
N7710
Lynchburg, Virginia, United States
no coordinates
Piedmont Aviation, Inc. Serious injuries -
2 Feb 1969 Fairchild FH-227
N4232
St.louis, Missouri, United States
no coordinates
Ozark Air Lines, Inc. Fatal -
9 May 1969 Fairchild FH-227
N708U
Ashland, Kentucky, United States
no coordinates
Piedmont Aviation, Inc. No injuries -
11 Dec 1969 Fairchild FH-227
N378NE
Windsor Lock, Connecticut, United States
no coordinates
Northeast Airlines, Inc. No injuries -
8 May 1969 Fairchild FH-227
N4215
Chicago, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
Ozark Air Lines, Inc. No injuries -
15 Sep 1970 Fairchild FH-227
N7810M
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
Mohawk Airlines, Inc. No injuries -

All 21 records for this type

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