What the records say
- When
- 7 Jun 1971
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 41.25° N, 72.89° W
- Description
- 1971 aviation accident in Connecticut, United States
- Deaths
- 30
Allegheny Airlines Flight 485
1971 aviation accident in Connecticut, United States
Allegheny Airlines Flight 485 was a regularly scheduled domestic passenger flight between Washington, D.C. and Newport News, Virginia, United States, with three stop-overs, two in Connecticut and a third in Pennsylvania. On June 7, 1971, the Allegheny Airlines Convair CV-580 operating the flight crashed on approach to Tweed New Haven Regional Airport, New Haven County, Connecticut.
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