| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | December 01, 1959 |
| Time: | 09:47 |
| Location: | Willamsport, Pennsylvania |
| Operator: | Allegheny Airlines |
| Flight #: | 371 |
| Route: | Harrisburg - Willamsport |
| AC Type: | Martin 202 |
| Registration: | N174A |
| cn / ln: | 9159 |
| Aboard: | 25 (passengers:21 crew:4) |
| Fatalities: | 24 (passengers:20 crew:4) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | Crashed into Bald Eagle Mountain,13 miles south of Williamsport, while on an ILS approach to Williamsport. Probable accidental caging of the fluxgate compass leading to a erroneous heading indication. Captain's failure to execute a timely abandoned approach. There was one survivor up in a tree, still buckled in his seat. This was his second plane crash. |
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