- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | December 24, 1968 |
Time: | 2012 |
Location: | Bradford, Pennsylvania |
Operator: | Allegheny Airlines |
Flight #: | 736 |
Route: | Detroit - Erie - Bradford - Harrisburg - Washington DC |
AC Type: | Convair CV-580 |
Registration: | N5802 |
cn / ln: | 410 |
Aboard: | 47 (passengers:41 crew:6) |
Fatalities: | 20 (passengers:17 crew:3) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The aircraft crashed into trees in the snow, 2.5 miles short of the runway, during an instrument approach. Continuation of the descent below minimum descent altitude into obstructing terrain while both pilots were looking outside to establish visual reference to the ground. Rescuers reached the survivors in snowmobiles. Improper IFR operation. Misread or failed to read instruments. |
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