DuBois - Harrisburg

On March 27, 1975 at 02:35 PM, DuBois - Harrisburg experienced a crash involving Douglas C-48 (DC-3), operated by Federal Aviation Administration - FAA, with the event recorded near DuBois-Jefferson County Pennsylvania.

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

11 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 11 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 8, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. While taking off from runway 25 at DuBois-Jefferson County Airport, the airplane went out of control, veered off runway to the left, went down an embankment and came to rest in a wooded area. All 11 occupants were injured while the aircraft was destroyed. The pilot, inexperienced and unqualified in the DC-3, was making the takeoff with a 7-knot crosswind and with an unlocked tailwheel.

Aircraft reference details include registration N6, MSN 4146, year of manufacture 1941.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 41.1795°, -78.8986°.