British Ac 1-11 N1116J
23 June 1967 · Blossburg, Pennsylvania, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 23 June 1967 at about 13:47 local time, a British Ac 1-11 registered N1116J, operated by Mohawk Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Blossburg, Pennsylvania, United States. 34 people were on board and 34 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:47
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Blossburg, Pennsylvania, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- British Ac 1-11
- Registration
- N1116J
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Mohawk Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0004
People
34 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ENG AIR THRU MALFUNCTIONING NONRETURN, AND OPEN AIR DELIVERY VALVES IGNITED FIRE IN PLENUM CHAMBER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other British Ac 1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Aug 1967 | British Ac 1-11 | Jamaica, New York, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 1966 | British Ac 1-11 | Chicago Ill, Illinois, United States | Braniff Airways, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Aug 1966 | British Ac 1-11 | Falls City Neb | - | Unknown | - |
| 29 Feb 1968 | British Ac 1-11 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 1965 | British Ac 1-11 | Corpus Christ Tex, Texas, United States | Braniff Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Dec 1970 | British Ac 1-11 | Okla.city, Oklahoma, United States | Braniff Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Mar 1967 | Boeing B-720 | Sheridan, Wyoming, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1967 | Piper PA-23 | San Mateo Calif, California, United States | Air, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 Jul 1967 | Cessna 150 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | Alpine Aviatio | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1967 | Cessna 172E | Ea.hampton, Connecticut, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1967 | Cessna 172 | Matagorda Is. Tex, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 25 Jan 1967 | Cessna 150 | Sapphire, North Carolina, United States | Executive Avia | No injuries | - |