Fairchild F-27 N707WA
6 August 1980 · Bridgeport, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 6 August 1980 at about 12:37 local time, a Fairchild F-27 registered N707WA, operated by Athens Leasing, was involved in an accident during in flight near Bridgeport, Texas, United States. 16 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:37
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bridgeport, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Fairchild F-27
- Registration
- N707WA
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Athens Leasing
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Rapid City, Sd → Dallas, Tx
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1986
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
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
N707WA LANDED AT FTW WITH SEVERED VERT STAB.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Fairchild F-27 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Oct 1980 | Fairchild F-27 | Raliegh, North Carolina, United States | Wheeler Airlin | No injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 1980 | Fairchild F-27 | Flushing, New York, United States | Wheeler Airlns | No injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 1985 | Fairchild F-27 | Houston, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 1985 | Fairchild F-27 | Champaign, Illinois, United States | Britt Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 4 Nov 1992 | Fairchild F-27 | Titusville, Florida, United States | University Athletic Assoc. | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1967 | Fairchild F-27 | Klamath Fall, Oregon, United States | West Coast Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 4 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |