Jamestown - Cleveland

On January 29, 1970 at 07:24 PM, Jamestown - Cleveland experienced a crash involving Swearingen SA26T Merlin II, operated by Private American, with the event recorded near Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Ohio.

The flight was categorized as executive/corporate/business and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 25.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 2, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. On final approach by night to Cuyahoga County Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with snow falls and icing. At the decision height, the runway was not in sight but the captain decided to continue when the airplane struck tree tops and crashed in a wooded area located 4,610 feet short of runway 24. A pilot was killed while three other occupants were injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration N239P, MSN T26-147, year of manufacture 1969.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 41.4997°, -81.6937°.