Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh

On January 10, 1962 at 11:00 PM, Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Air National Guard, with the event recorded near South Park Pennsylvania.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew (pilots and instructors) departed Pittsburgh-Greater Pittsburgh Airport at 2230LT for a local training flight (proficiency check). About thirty minutes into the flight, the crew reported an engine fire and elected to return for an emergency landing when the airplane went out of control, clipped trees and crashed in flames near the Snowden Junior-Senior High School. The aircraft was destroyed and all five crew members were killed. Crew: MaJ Leroy E. Smith, Maj Ivan Allen Jr., Maj Frank Connelly, Lt David Slone, Cpt Griffin.

Aircraft reference details include registration 44-76663, MSN 16247/32995, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 40.3125°, -80.0038°.