Airplane Crash - Clarksburg, West Virginia 02/12/1979
Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - Clarksburg, West Virginia
| Date | 02/12/1979 |
| Time | 13:00 |
| Location | Clarksburg, West Virginia |
| Operator | Allegheny Airlines |
| Flight # | 561 |
| Route | Clarksburg - Washington DC |
| Type | Nord 262 |
| Registration | N29824 |
| Cn/In | 48 |
| Aboard | 25 |
| Fatalities | 2 |
| Ground | 0 |
| Summary | The plane crashed inverted shortly after lifting off the ground. The captain's decision to take off with snow on the aircraft's wing and empennage surfaces which resulted in a loss of lateral control and a loss of lift as the aircraft ascended out of ground effect. |
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