| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | February 12, 1979 |
| Time: | 1300 |
| Location: | Clarksburg, West Virginia |
| Operator: | Allegheny Airlines |
| Flight #: | 561 |
| Route: | Clarksburg - Washington DC |
| AC Type: | Nord 262 |
| Registration: | N29824 |
| cn / ln: | 48 |
| Aboard: | 25 (passengers:22 crew:3) |
| Fatalities: | 2 (passengers:1 crew:1) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The plane crashed inverted shortly after lifting off the ground. The captain's decision to take off with snow on the aircraft's wing and empennage surfaces which resulted in a loss of lateral control and a loss of lift as the aircraft ascended out of ground effect. |
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