Harrisburg - Pittsburgh

On February 17, 1978 at 11:32 PM, Harrisburg - Pittsburgh experienced a crash involving Beechcraft E18, operated by Flight Express Cargo, with the event recorded near Harrisburg Pennsylvania.

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

1 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is human factor. During the takeoff run at Harrisburg Airport by night and ground fog, the pilot failed to realize that the airplane deviated to the left and came to rest in an adjacent area. The pilot was uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration N180X, MSN BA-84, year of manufacture 1955.

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