Boeing 727-100 crash, Jul 19, 1967 (79 killed), Henderson...
Boeing 727-100 accident on July 19, 1967 near Hendersonville North Carolina, United States with 79 fatalities. Cause: Deviation of the Cessna 310 from...
- Date: July 19, 1967
- Aircraft: Boeing 727-100
- Location: Hendersonville North Carolina, United States
- Fatalities: 79
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Deviation of the Cessna 310 from its IFR clearance into airspace assigned to the Boeing 727. The reason for the deviation could not be identified, and the FAA handling of the Cessna was cited as a contributing factor.
On 19 July 1967 a Piedmont Airlines Boeing 727 climbing out of Asheville Regional Airport in limited visibility collided with a Lanseair Cessna 310 that had deviated from its IFR clearance. Both aircraft crashed in a wooded area near Asheville and all 82 occupants were killed.