Nord-Avion 262 N7885A
31 August 1977 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 31 August 1977 at about 15:40 local time, a Nord-Avion 262 registered N7885A, operated by Altair Airline, was involved in an accident during in flight near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. 18 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Nord-Avion 262
- Registration
- N7885A
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Altair Airline
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Harrisburg, Pa → S
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3017
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
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
CABIN PERSONNEL WARNED TO BE SEATED. PAX GOT UP, FLT ATTENDANT GOT UP TO SEAT PAX.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Nord-Avion 262 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jan 1976 | Nord-Avion 262 | Chantilly, Virginia, United States | Ransome Airlin | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1979 | Nord-Avion 262 | Marina del Rey, California, United States | Swift Aire LIN | Fatal | 3 |
| 8 Feb 1980 | Nord-Avion 262 | Saugus, California, United States | Swift-Aire | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1969 | Nord-Avion 262 | Charleston, West Virginia, United States | U.s. Air | No injuries | - |
| 8 Apr 1967 | Nord-Avion 262-A | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Lake Central Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 1977 | Cessna 182Q | Mangum, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1977 | Beechcraft B24R | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1977 | Hiller UH-12E | Thermal, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 May 1977 | Piper PA-18 | Fort Plain, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1977 | Cessna 188 | Brookland, Arkansas, United States | JAY H Harmon | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1977 | Eaa Biplane P | Kennewick, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |