Harrisburg – Pittsburgh

On November 29, 1966 at 05:28 PM, Harrisburg – Pittsburgh experienced a crash involving Convair CV-440 Metropolitan, operated by Allegheny Airlines, with the event recorded near Harrisburg Pennsylvania.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

16 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 16 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 12, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. During the takeoff roll on runway 26, the electrical system failed. The crew aborted the takeoff maneuver, started an emergency braking procedure and triggered the reverse thrust system. The reverse thrust system failed to work so the aircraft was unable to stop within the remaining distance and overran. Past the runway end, the nose gear collapsed and the airplane came to rest against a metallic tower supporting the approach light system. All 16 occupants were evacuated safely while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration N3414, MSN 45, year of manufacture 1953.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 40.2663°, -76.8861°.