Crash of a Beechcraft AT-7 Navigator in Carbon Hill: 5 killed
Date & Time:
May 16, 1941
Operator:
Registration:
41-1147
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Louisville – Pittsburgh
MSN:
439
YOM:
1941
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The twin engine airplane departed Louisville on a flight to Pittsburgh, carrying vie crew members. En route, weather conditions deteriorated and the visibility was poor. The crew apparently got lost when the airplane impacted the slope of a hill and disintegrated on impact. All five occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.
