Airplane Crash - Morgantown, West Virginia 04/14/1945
Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - Morgantown, West Virginia
| Date | 04/14/1945 |
| Time | 16:58 |
| Location | Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Operator | Pennsylvania Central Airlines |
| Flight # | 142 |
| Route | Pittsburgh - Morgantown |
| Type | Douglas DC-3 |
| Registration | NC25692 |
| Cn/In | 2262 |
| Aboard | 20 |
| Fatalities | 20 |
| Ground | 0 |
| Summary | The aircraft crashed against the slope of Cheat Mountain at 2,100 ft., 7 miles east northeast of Morgantown. The action of the pilot in continuing flight over mountainous terrain under instrument conditions, below the minimum authorized instrument altitude. |
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