Historical Events tagged with "allegheny airlines"
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Accidents & Tragedies
Allegheny Airlines Flight 485 Crash Details
June 7th, 1971 53 years ago
Allegheny Airlines Flight 485, a scheduled flight from Washington D.C. to New Haven, Connecticut, crashed while approaching Tweed New Haven Airport. The accident involved the aircraft descending through a thick fog when it struck an embankment less than a mile from the runway. Of the 31 passengers and crew on board, 28 perished in the crash.
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