Fairchild-Hiller FH-227 crash, Mar 3, 1972 (17 killed), A...
Fairchild-Hiller FH-227 accident on March 3, 1972 near Albany New York, United States with 17 fatalities. Cause: Inability to feather the left...
- Date: March 3, 1972
- Aircraft: Fairchild-Hiller FH-227
- Location: Albany New York, United States
- Fatalities: 17
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Inability to feather the left propeller, the reason for which the NTSB could not determine
Mohawk Airlines Flight 405 was on an ILS approach to Albany at night in light snow when the left propeller could not be feathered. The aircraft struck houses short of the runway, killing 17 people.