- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | July 19, 1967 |
Time: | 1101 |
Location: | Near Hendersonville, North Carolina |
Operator: | Piedmont Airlines / Private |
Flight #: | 22 |
Route: | Ashville - Roanoke |
AC Type: | Boeing B-727-22 / Cessna 310 |
Registration: | N68650/N3121S |
cn / ln: | 18295/4 / ? |
Aboard: | 82 (passengers:77 crew:5) |
Fatalities: | 82 (passengers:77 crew:5) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | Midair collision. The B-727 was climbing away from Asheville Airport when it hit the Cessna, about 8 miles from the airport at 6,000 feet. Seventy-nine killed on the B-727 (74 passengers + 5 crew) and 3 on the Cessna killed (1 pilot + 2 passengers). Deviation from IFR clearance by the Cessna pilot. Confusing transmission by the ATC. Lack of secondary surveillance radar. John T. McNaughton, Navy Secretary designate killed along with his wife and son. |
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