Fort Meade - Huntington

On October 29, 1970 at 12:00 AM, Fort Meade - Huntington experienced a crash involving Beechcraft U-8F Seminole, operated by United States Army, with the event recorded near Huntington-Tri-State-Milton J. Ferguson West Virginia.

The flight was categorized as military 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, 3 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 75.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The twin engine airplane was completing a liaison flight from Fort Meade, MD, to Huntington, WV. While approaching Huntington-Tri-State Airport by night and in heavy rain falls, the aircraft went out of control and crashed on final. One passenger was injured while three other occupants were killed, among them Major General Edwin H. Burba, Deputy Commander of the 1st Army. Crew: Cw2 Paul R. Burtt, pilot, Cw3 Maynard V. Reisinger, copilot. Passengers: MG Edwin H. Burba +1.

Aircraft reference details include registration 62-3865, MSN LF-63, year of manufacture 1962.