| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | October 30, 1959 |
| Time: | 2040 |
| Location: | Waynesborough, Virginia |
| Operator: | Piedmont Airlines |
| Flight #: | 1349 |
| Route: | Washington DC - Charlottsville, VA |
| AC Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Registration: | N55V |
| cn / ln: | 20447 |
| Aboard: | 27 (passengers:24 crew:3) |
| Fatalities: | 26 (passengers:23 crew:3) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | Crashed into Bucks Elbow Mountain during an ILS approach to Charlottesville Airport. Navigational omission resulting in an off course approach. It took thirty-six hours before the lone survivor was rescued. A navigational omission which resulted in a lateral course error that was not detected and corrected through precision instrument flying procedures. A contributing factor to the accident may have been pre-occupation of the captain resulting from mental stress. |
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