Allegheny Airlines - Accidents and Incidents

Accidents and Incidents

• On December 1, 1959, Allegheny Airlines Flight 371, a Martin 2-0-2, crashed into a mountain on approach Williamsport, Pennsylvania, United States, 25 fatalities.
• On October 19, 1962, an Allegheny Airlines flight attendant, Françoise de Moriere, fell to her death after being blown out a Convair 440 emergency exit door on a flight from Washington, D.C. to Providence, Rhode Island during a scheduled descent into Hartford, Connecticut.
• On December 24, 1968, Allegheny Airlines Flight 736, a Convair 580, crashed on approach to Bradford, PA, killing 20 of the 47 people on board.
• On January 6, 1969, Allegheny Airlines Flight 737, a Convair 580, crashed on approach to Bradford, PA, killing 11 of the 28 people on board.
• On September 9, 1969, Allegheny Airlines Flight 853, a DC-9 en route from Cincinnati to Indianapolis, collided with a small private plane and crashed into a soybean field southeast of Indianapolis, near Shelbyville, killing all 83 people aboard both aircraft.
• On June 7, 1971, Allegheny Airlines Flight 485, a Convair 580, en route from Washington DC to New Haven CT (via New London, CT) crashed short of the runway at New Haven. 26 passengers and 2 crew members were killed; Two passengers and one crew member survived. Pilot Error was the cause of the crash.
• On June 23, 1976, Allegheny Airlines Flight 121, a DC-9, crashed on the runway in windshear at Philadelphia International Airport. There were 86 injuries and 0 fatalities.