Fairchild F27 crash, Mar 10, 1967 (4 killed), Klamath Fal...
Fairchild F27 accident on March 10, 1967 near Klamath Falls Oregon, United States with 4 fatalities. Cause: Loss of control due to ice accretion on...
- Date: March 10, 1967
- Aircraft: Fairchild F27
- Location: Klamath Falls Oregon, United States
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Loss of control due to ice accretion on airframe surfaces; the aircraft was not deiced before takeoff
West Coast Airlines Flight 720, a Fairchild F27 on a scheduled flight from Klamath Falls to Seattle via Medford, North Bend and Portland, veered left during takeoff and then climbed erratically before crashing into the slope of Stukel Mountain near Klamath Falls. All four occupants were killed and the aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB found the probable cause was loss of control due to ice accretion, as the aircraft was not deiced before takeoff.