| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | June 07, 1971 |
| Time: | 0849 |
| Location: | New Haven, Connecticut |
| Operator: | Allegheny Airlines |
| Flight #: | 485 |
| Route: | Washington D.C. - Newport News, VA - Philadelphia |
| AC Type: | Convair CV-580 |
| Registration: | N5832 |
| cn / ln: | 384 |
| Aboard: | 31 (passengers:28 crew:3) |
| Fatalities: | 28 (passengers:26 crew:2) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The aircraft crashed into a row of beach houses, 4,980 feet short of the runway. Captain's intentional descent below minima under adverse weather conditions while trying to locate the runway despite advisories from 1st. officer. |
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