Fairchild F-27J N27W
4 May 1968 · Bruni, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 4 May 1968 at about 16:15 local time, a Fairchild F-27J registered N27W, operated by Eastex Incorpo, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Bruni, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bruni, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Rancho Paisano
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Fairchild F-27J
- Registration
- N27W
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Eastex Incorpo
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4640
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 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
ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND WITH PROPS IN GRND FINE POSITION SHOULD HAVE USED EMGCY STOPPING PROCEDURE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Fairchild F-27J accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 1966 | Fairchild F-27J | Gr.pttsbrg Apt Pa, Pennsylvania, United States | U.s. Air | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jan 1977 | Fairchild F-27J | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Tenneco, Inc | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1968 | Cessna 150 | Mounds, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Airl | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1968 | Cessna 182 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |