Boston - Rochester - Montreal

On July 9, 1978 at 05:30 PM, Boston - Rochester - Montreal experienced a crash involving BAc 111, operated by Allegheny Airlines, with the event recorded near Rochester New York.

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

77 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 77 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 73, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The pilot-in-command adopted a wrong approach configuration and passed over the runway 28 threshold at an excessive speed of 184 knots (61 knots above the Vref) in a nose down attitude. The nose gear landed first at a speed of 163 knots (40-45 knots above normal touchdown speed) 2,540 feet past the runway threshold (runway 28 is 5,500 feet long). Unable to stop within the remaining distance, the airplane overran, struck a drainage ditch, lost its undercarriage and came to rest 728 past the runway end. All 77 occupants were evacuated safely, one of them was slightly injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration N1550, MSN 44, year of manufacture 1965.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 43.1573°, -77.6152°.