| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | April 14, 1945 |
| Time: | 1658 |
| Location: | Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Operator: | Pennsylvania Central Airlines |
| Flight #: | 142 |
| Route: | Pittsburgh - Morgantown |
| AC Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Registration: | NC25692 |
| cn / ln: | 2262 |
| Aboard: | 20 (passengers:17 crew:3) |
| Fatalities: | 20 (passengers:17 crew:3) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The aircraft crashed against the slope of Cheat Mountain at 2,100 ft., 7 miles east northeast of Morgantown. The action of the pilot in continuing flight over mountainous terrain under instrument conditions, below the minimum authorized instrument altitude. |
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