What the records say
- When
- 6 Jan 1974
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 40.32° N, 78.83° W
- Description
- 1974 aviation accident in Pennsylvania, United States
- Deaths
- 12
Commonwealth Commuter Flight 317
1974 aviation accident in Pennsylvania, United States
Commonwealth Commuter Flight 317 was a scheduled commuter flight from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Johnstown, Pennsylvania, operated by Air East. On January 6, 1974, while on approach to Johnstown–Cambria County Airport, the Beechcraft Model 99A operating the flight crashed short of the runway after it failed to maintain flying speed and made a premature descent below the safe approach slope for undetermined reasons.…
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