Mohawk Airlines Flight 411
Mohawk Fairchild Hiller FH-227 turboprop, similar to accident aircraft | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | November 19, 1969 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain due to pilot error |
| Site | Pilot Knob Mountain, Town of Fort Ann, Washington County, New York, USA 43°29′33.92″N 73°36′41.32″W / 43.4927556°N 73.6114778°W |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Fairchild FH-227B |
| Operator | Mohawk Airlines |
| IATA flight No. | MO411 |
| Call sign | MOHAWK 411 |
| Registration | N7811M |
| Flight origin | Albany Airport, Albany, New York |
| Destination | Warren County Airport, Glen Falls, New York |
| Occupants | 14 |
| Passengers | 11 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Fatalities | 14 |
| Survivors | 0 |
Mohawk Airlines Flight 411, a Fairchild FH-227B twin-engine turboprop, registered N7811M, was a scheduled domestic passenger service operated by Mohawk Airlines, between Albany and Glens Falls, New York. On November 19, 1969, it crashed into Pilot Knob Mountain, killing all 14 passengers and crew on board.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) concluded that the crash was caused by the captain's improper execution of an instrument approach, combined with a severe downdraft at a low altitude, which resulted in the aircraft descending uncontrollably into terrain.