What the records say
- When
- 31 Aug 1940
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 39.27° N, 77.68° W
- Description
- 1940 aviation accident
- Deaths
- 25
Lovettsville air disaster
1940 aviation accident
On August 31, 1940, Pennsylvania Central Airlines Flight 19, a new Douglas DC-3, was flying from Washington, D.C. to Detroit with a stopover in Pittsburgh. While the aircraft was flying near Lovettsville, Virginia at 6,000 feet (1,800 m) and approaching the West Virginia border, Flight 19 encountered an intense thunderstorm.
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