BAc 111 crash, Jun 23, 1967 (34 killed), Blossburg Pennsy...
BAc 111 accident on June 23, 1967 near Blossburg Pennsylvania, United States with 34 fatalities. Cause: In flight fire that started in the auxiliary...
- Date: June 23, 1967
- Aircraft: BAc 111
- Location: Blossburg Pennsylvania, United States
- Fatalities: 34
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: In flight fire that started in the auxiliary power unit air inlet plenum, spread into the vertical fin and destroyed the pitch control system, leading to loss of control
On 23 June 1967 a Mohawk Airlines BAC One Eleven operating Flight 40 from Elmira to Washington crashed near Blossburg, Pennsylvania. A fire in the auxiliary power unit spread to the tail and destroyed the pitch control, and the aircraft plunged into wooded terrain. All 34 people on board were killed, the deadliest accident in the airline's history.