Date: | July 19, 1967 |
Location: | Near Hendersonville, North Carolina |
Aircraft: | Boeing B-727-22 |
Reg: | N68650 |
Airline: | Piedmont Airlines |
Flight No: | 22 |
Fatalities: | 82 : 82 |
A midair collision occurred at 6,000 feet between the B727 and a Cessna 310. The cause was the deviation from IFR clearance by the Cessna pilot and a confusing transmission by the ATC. |