Airplane Crash - Mahaffey, Pennsylvania 10/04/1970
Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - Mahaffey, Pennsylvania
| Date | 10/04/1970 |
| Time | 15:10 |
| Location | Mahaffey, Pennsylvania |
| Operator | Private |
| Route | Dubois, PA - Roanoak, VA |
| Type | Aero Commander 500-B |
| Registration | N701X |
| Aboard | 2 |
| Fatalities | 2 |
| Ground | 0 |
| Summary | The aircraft crashed into a mountainside 20 minutes after taking off. NASCAR driver Curtis Turner, 46, was killed along with pro-golfer Clarence King. King was flying the plane and had a blood alcohol of 0.17. Alcoholiimpairment of efficiency and judgment. Evidence showed the passenger, Turner had a severe heart attack prior to the accident. |
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