Fairchild FH-227 N378NE
11 December 1969 · Windsor Lock, Connecticut, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 December 1969 at about 06:55 local time, a Fairchild FH-227 registered N378NE, operated by Northeast Airlines, Inc., was involved in an incident during the takeoff phase of flight near Windsor Lock, Connecticut, United States. 3 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 06:55
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Windsor Lock, Connecticut, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bradley
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Fairchild FH-227
- Registration
- N378NE
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Northeast Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- Boston, Mass → S
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 4-0032
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
RUDDER CABLE TENSION REGULATOR CTL ARM FAILED. DISCONNECTED PUSH-PULL ROD ON T/O FROM BOSTON.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Fairchild FH-227 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jan 1969 | Fairchild FH-227 | Lynchburg, Virginia, United States | Piedmont Aviation, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Feb 1969 | Fairchild FH-227 | St.louis, Missouri, United States | Ozark Air Lines, Inc. | Fatal | - |
| 9 May 1969 | Fairchild FH-227 | Ashland, Kentucky, United States | Piedmont Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jan 1969 | Fairchild FH-227 | Springfield, Illinois, United States | Ozark Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 8 May 1969 | Fairchild FH-227 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Ozark Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 1970 | Fairchild FH-227 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Mohawk Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
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 |