Fairchild FH-227 N712U
10 August 1968 · Charleston, West Virginia, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 10 August 1968 at about 07:57 local time, a Fairchild FH-227 registered N712U, operated by Piedmont Aviation, Inc., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Charleston, West Virginia, United States. 37 people were on board and 35 died, 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 07:57
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Charleston, West Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Kanawha County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Fairchild FH-227
- Registration
- N712U
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Piedmont Aviation, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0014
People
35 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | 35 | 2 | 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
UNRECOGNIZED LOSS OF ALTITUDE ORIENTATION DURINGFINAL PORTION OF APCH INTO SHALLOW, DENSE FOG.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Fairchild FH-227 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Aug 1968 | Fairchild FH-227 | Glens Falls, New York, United States | Mohawk Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1968 | Fairchild FH-227 | Champaign, Illinois, United States | Ozark Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 1968 | Fairchild FH-227 | Manchester, New Hampshire, United States | Northeast Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 7 Apr 1968 | Fairchild FH-227 | Utica, New York, United States | Mohawk Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 22 Dec 1968 | Fairchild FH-227 | St.louis, Missouri, United States | Ozark Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jan 1969 | Fairchild FH-227 | Lynchburg, Virginia, United States | Piedmont Aviation, Inc. | Serious 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 | - |