Fairchild FH227B N4215
23 July 1973 · St.louis, Missouri, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 23 July 1973 at about 16:43 local time, a Fairchild FH227B registered N4215, operated by Ozark Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near St.louis, Missouri, United States. 44 people were on board and 38 died, 6 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:43
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- St.louis, Missouri, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lambert-St.louis
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Fairchild FH227B
- Registration
- N4215
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Ozark Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Nashville, Tenn → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0041
People
38 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | 38 | 6 | 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
BUZZARD JAMMED BETWEEN TRANSMISSION AND SWASH PLATE, CYCLIC CONTROL TUBE BROKEN
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 |
| 19 Nov 1969 | Fairchild FH227B | Glens Falls, New York, United States | Mohawk Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 14 |
| 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 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |