A Mohawk Airlines, Inc., FH-227B, crashed into an occupied house 3.5 miles south of Albany County Airport, New York, at 2048 e.s.t, March 3, 1972. Fourteen passengers, two pilots, and one occupant of the house died in the accident. Thirty-one passengers, the stewardess, and four occupants of the house were injured. The aircraft and the house were destroyed. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cuase of the accident was the inability of the crew to feather the left propeller. The board is unable to determine why the left propeller could not be feathered.


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    Title :

    Aircraft Accident Report. Mohawk Airlines, Inc. Fairchild Hiller FH-227B, N7818M, Albany, New York, March 3, 1972


    Publication date :

    1973


    Size :

    76 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English