- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: November 19, 1969
Time: 2020
Location: Mt. Pilot Knob, Glens Falls, New York
Operator: Mohawk Airlines
Flight #: 411
Route: Albany - Glenn Falls
AC Type: Fairchild-Hiller FH-227B
Registration: N7811M
cn / ln: 531
Aboard: 14   (passengers:11  crew:3)
Fatalities: 14   (passengers:11  crew:3)
Ground: 0
Summary: Struck trees on the northwest slope of Pilot Knob Mountain, and impacted a rock cliff, after which the aircraft fell 38ft, becoming lodged between trees. The captain exceeded his clearance limits and flew the aircraft into a severe "lee side" mountain downdraft at an altitude insufficient for recovery.
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