| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | January 06, 1969 |
| Time: | 2035 |
| Location: | Near Bradford, Pennsylvania |
| Operator: | Allegheny Airlines |
| Flight #: | 737 |
| Route: | Washington - Harrisburgh - Bradford - Erie - Detroit |
| AC Type: | Convair CV-580 |
| Registration: | N5825 |
| cn / ln: | 386 |
| Aboard: | 28 (passengers:25 crew:3) |
| Fatalities: | 11 (passengers:9 crew:2) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | Crashed, clipping tree tops short of the runway, in light snow while on approach. An excessive descent was not detected or corrected by the crew for reasons unknown. Possibilities include an altimeter failure or misreading of the instrument approach chart. |
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