Beechcraft 99 Airliner crash, Oct 24, 1971 (4 killed), Al...
Beechcraft 99 Airliner accident on October 24, 1971 near Allentown-Lehigh Valley (Bethlehem-Easton) Pennsylvania, United States with 4 fatalities....
- Date: October 24, 1971
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 99 Airliner
- Location: Allentown-Lehigh Valley (Bethlehem-Easton) Pennsylvania, United States
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Pilot failure to follow approved procedures for a nonprecision instrument approach, with fatigue affecting judgment, per NTSB
Monmouth Airlines Flight 98, a Beechcraft 99 on a scheduled instrument flight from Wilkes Barre to Allentown, struck a ridge of Blue Mountain during a VOR approach at night. Two pilots and two passengers were killed and four other passengers were injured. The aircraft was destroyed.