Convair CV-580 crash, Jan 6, 1969 (11 killed), Bradford P...
Convair CV-580 accident on January 6, 1969 near Bradford Pennsylvania, United States with 11 fatalities. Cause: Not determined by the NTSB; the captain...
- Date: January 6, 1969
- Aircraft: Convair CV-580
- Location: Bradford Pennsylvania, United States
- Fatalities: 11
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Not determined by the NTSB; the captain misreading the altimeter, an altimeter malfunction and misreading the approach chart were all possible (NTSB)
Allegheny Airlines Flight 737, a Convair CV 580, struck treetops during a VOR approach to Bradford Regional Airport in snow and came to rest inverted on a golf course about 4.7 nm short of the runway. Eleven people, including both pilots, were killed and 17 others were injured.