Fairchild F-27 - Notable Accidents

Notable Accidents

• On 25 February 1962 an Avensa F-27A crashed into a mountain on Margarita Island killing all 23 on board.

• On 25 October 1960 Northeast Airlines Flight 946, an FH-227, crashed on Moose Mountain near Hanover, New Hampshire on approach to Lebanon Municipal Airport. Of the 39 passengers and 3 crew on board, 32 were killed.

• On 14 March 1970 a Paraense Fairchild Hiller FH-227B registration PP-BUF flying from Recife to Belém-Val de Cães, while on final approach to land at Belém, crashed into Guajará Bay. Of the 40 passengers and crew, 2 survived.

• On Friday 13 October 1972, Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, an FH-227D carrying 45 people, crashed in the Andes mountains. The event became known as the Andes flight disaster, and was the subject matter upon which the 1974 book Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors and the 1993 film Alive were based.

• On July 23, 1973, Ozark Air Lines Flight 809 was operated by one of the company's Fairchild-Hiller FH-227's, registration N4215. The flight was scheduled to go from Nashville, Tennessee to St. Louis, Missouri, with 4 intermediate stops. The segments to Clarksville, Paducah, Cape Girardeau, and Marion proceeded normally. Crashed in storm downdraft on final approach to St. Louis. 38 fatalities, 6 survivors.

• On 29 March 1979, Québecair Flight 255, a Fairchild F-27, crashed after take-off killing 17 and injuring 7.

• On 24 January 1980, a Burma Air Force FH-227 crashed due to engine failure shortly after take-off, killing all but one of the 44 people on board. One person on the ground was injured.

• On 12 June 1982, a TABA – Transportes Aéreos da Bacia Amazônica Fairchild Hiller FH-227 registration PT-LBV en route from Eirunepé to Tabatinga on approach to Tabatinga collided with a pole in poor visibility and crashed onto a parking lot. All 40 passengers and 4 crew died.

• On 9 December 1982, an Aeronor Chile F-27A was operating as Flight 304 on a scheduled domestic service from Santiago to La Serena, Chile. On final approach to La Serena's La Florida Airport the aircraft stalled and crashed, bursting into flames on impact. All 42 passengers and four crew on board died.

• On 4 March 1988, a TAT European Airlines FH-227B operating a scheduled service from Nancy to Paris Orly as TAT Flight 230 crashed near Fontainebleau, France, killing all 23 occupants. An electrical malfunction during the start of the aircraft's descent had resulted in a sudden loss of control.

• On 6 June 1990, a TABA Fairchild Hiller FH-227 registration PT-ICA flying from Belém-Val de Cães to Cuiabá via Altamira, Santarém, Itaituba and Alta Floresta, while on approach to land at Altamira, descended below the approach path, collided with trees and crashed 850m short of the runway. Of the 43 passengers and crew, 22 died.

• On 25 January 1993, a TABA Fairchild Hiller FH-227 registration PT-LCS operating a cargo flight from Belém-Val de Cães to Altamira crashed into the jungle near Altamira during night-time approach procedures. The crew of 3 died.

• On 28 November 1995, a TABA Fairchild Hiller FH-227 registration PP-BUJ operating a cargo flight from Belém-Val de Cães to Santarém crashed on its second attempt to approach Santarém. The crew of 2 and 1 of the 2 occupants died.