Atlanta – Asheville – Roanoke – Washington DC

On July 19, 1967 at 12:01 PM, Atlanta – Asheville – Roanoke – Washington DC experienced a crash involving Boeing 727-100, operated by Piedmont Airlines, with the event recorded near Hendersonville North Carolina.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a plain, valley crash site.

79 people were known to be on board, 79 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: 74, passenger fatalities: 74, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The three engine aircraft departed Asheville Regional Airport at 1158LT and climbed to its assigned altitude. About three minutes later, while climbing to an altitude of 6,132 feet in a limited visibility due to clouds, the aircraft collided with a Cessna 310 registered N3121S. Operated by Lanseair, it was carrying two passengers and a pilot. Following the collision, both aircraft dove into the ground and crashed in a dense wooded area located about nine miles southeast of Asheville Airport. The wreckage of the 727 was found in a forest along a highway located in Hendersonville. All 82 occupants in both aircraft were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N68650, MSN 18295, year of manufacture 1963.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 35.3187°, -82.4610°.