Mohawk Airlines Flight 411, a Fairchild FH-227B twin-engine turboprop, registered N7811M, was a scheduled domestic passenger service operated by Mohawk Airlines, between Albany and Glens Falls, New York. On November 19, 1969 it crashed into Pilot Knob Mountain, killing all 14 passengers and crew on board.
The NTSB reported the crash was caused by the captain's improper execution of the instrument approach, combined with a severe downdraft at a lo...
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Mohawk Airlines Flight 411, a Fairchild FH-227B twin-engine turboprop, registered N7811M, was a scheduled domestic passenger service operated by Mohawk Airlines, between Albany and Glens Falls, New York. On November 19, 1969 it crashed into Pilot Knob Mountain, killing all 14 passengers and crew on board.
The NTSB reported the crash was caused by the captain's improper execution of the instrument approach, combined with a severe downdraft at a low altitude, that resulted in the aircraft descending uncontrollably into terrain.
On the evening of November 19, 1969, at about 20:03 EST, Mohawk Airlines Flight 411, a twin engine Fairchild FH-227B turboprop, departed from Albany International Airport near Albany, New York. It was operating as a scheduled passenger/cargo flight on an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan to its destination of Warren County Airport in Glens Falls, New York, 37 nautical miles (69 km) northeast, with an estimated flight time of about 15 minutes.
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