.jpg) Mohawk Airlines FH227B similar to the aircraft involved in the accident | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | March 3, 1972 |
| Summary | Propeller failure with a pilot error factor |
| Site | near Albany International Airport, Albany, NY 42°40′28″N 73°48′01″W / 42.67444°N 73.80028°W |
| Total fatalities | 17 |
| Total injuries | 35 |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Fairchild Hiller FH-227B |
| Operator | Mohawk Airlines inc. |
| Call sign | MOHAWK 405 |
| Registration | N7818M |
| Occupants | 48 |
| Passengers | 45 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Fatalities | 16 |
| Injuries | 31 |
| Survivors | 32 |
| Ground casualties | |
| Ground fatalities | 1 |
| Ground injuries | 4 |
Mohawk Airlines Flight 405, a Fairchild Hiller FH-227 twin-engine turboprop airliner registered N7818M, was a domestic scheduled passenger flight operated by Mohawk Airlines that crashed into a house within the city limits of Albany, New York, on March 3, 1972, on final approach to Albany County Airport (now Albany International Airport), New York, killing 17 people.[1] The intended destination airport lies in the suburban Town of Colonie, about 4 miles north of the crash site.[2]
- ^ "Mohawk Airlines Inc., Fairchild Hiller FH-227B N7818M, Albany, New York, March 3, 1972" (PDF). National Transportation Safety Board. 1973-04-11. NTSB/AAR-73-08. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
- ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Fairchild FH-227B N7818M Albany Airport, NY (ALB)". aviation-safety.net. Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 2020-11-16.