The Captain's Gambit: The crash of Allegheny Airlines flight 485 The wreckage of Allegheny Airlines flight 485 lies in front of several demolished beach houses where it crashed in East Haven,. An emergency worker who remembered the Christmas Eve accident in 1968 was Dick Brown of Cyclone. King said she plans to send the Sichers flowers or orchids again this year to put on their table, and may call them, as well. It was very worthwhile (to help) because there was no one in charge and there was mass confusion, he remembered. 303 North Main Street, Port Allegany, PA 16743. Shortly thereafter, he heard two separate and distinct sounds of impact. They didnt know I was alive. Based in Australia, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Condor Replaces Boeing 757 With Airbus A320 On Hamburg Flights, The Business Suite: flydubai Reveals New Premium Seat, Ethiopian Airlines Celebrates 50 Years Of UK Flights, Ethiopian Airlines Receives Its 20th Airbus A350-900, Inside The US Narrowbody Routes Under 100 Miles This Week, Newark Surpasses JFK As The USA's #1 Airport For European Destinations. Allegheny Airlines Flight 736 was a regularly scheduled flight that crashed while attempting to land at Bradford Regional Airport in Bradford, Pennsylvania on December 24, 1968. With the layer of ground fog stretching from about 100 feet up to 400 feet, it would have been obvious to the crew that they could not legally land under these conditions. However, Captain Eastridge decided to descend below the MDA in order to catch sight of the ground and navigate visually to the runway, as he had done at New London. Allegheny Airlines - Accidents and Incidents Boston - Baltimore - Cincinnati - Indianapolis - Saint-Louis. Second, this is an extremely unusual accident, in that a collision between a very small single-engine Piper and a much larger DC-9 resulted in the loss of both aircraft and everyone aboard them. Today, the crash of Allegheny Airlines flight 485 appears ever more starkly to be a product of its time. It was likely that he had violated both these rules many times, not just on the accident flight. With 28 people dead and just three lucky survivors, the crash was (and still is) the worst in Connecticut history. Its headquarters were at Washington National Airport in Arlington County, Virginia.[2]. A passenger therefore would have needed to read the instructions written on the door in order to open it, but with smoke pouring into the cabin from the raging fire outside, it was much too dark to see anything. [7][8] The Mohawk merger added British Aircraft Corporation BAC One-Eleven jets to the fleet as well. During this short stop, Captain Eastridge assessed their fuel situation. At the time, Henry Satterwhite was publisher of the Bradford Era and was chairman of the board of Allegheny Airlines. This time, Captain Eastridge didnt stop at 610 feet. Era Reporter On these pages, we will keep you up to date with latest plans and developments.