Nord 262 N481A
16 September 1980 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 September 1980 at about 08:01 local time, a Nord 262 registered N481A, operated by Altair Airline, was involved in an incident during the landing phase of flight near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. 22 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:01
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Philadelphia Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Nord 262
- Registration
- N481A
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Altair Airline
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Richmond, Va
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 5-0048
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
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
NOSE GR FAILED FOR UNDETERMINED REASON.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Nord 262 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Feb 1978 | Nord 262A | Newark, New Jersey, United States | U.s. Air | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1978 | Nord 262FM | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | U.s. Air | No injuries | - |
| 11 Mar 1982 | Nord 262A-12 | Flushing, New York, United States | Ransome Airlines, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 7 Nov 1978 | Nord 262A | Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States | Allegheny Airl | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 1978 | Nord 262-A | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Ransom Airline | No injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 1977 | Nord 262A | San Luis Obspo, California, United States | Swift Aire LIN | No injuries | - |
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 | - |