Airplane Crash - Near Hendersonville, North Carolina 07/19/1967
Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - Near Hendersonville, North Carolina
| Date | 07/19/1967 |
| Time | 11:01 |
| Location | Near Hendersonville, North Carolina |
| Operator | Piedmont Airlines / Private |
| Flight # | 22 |
| Route | Ashville - Roanoke |
| Type | Boeing B-727-22 / Cessna 310 |
| Registration | N68650/N3121S |
| Cn/In | 18295/4 / |
| Aboard | 82 |
| Fatalities | 82 |
| Ground | 0 |
| Summary | Midair collision. The B-727 was climbing away from Asheville Airport when it hit the Cessna, about 8 miles from the airport at 6,000 feet. Seventy-nine on the B-727 and 3 on the Cessna killed. Deviation from IFR clearance by the Cessna pilot. Confusing transmission by the ATC. Lack of secondary surveillance radar. John T. McNaughton, Navy Secretary designate killed along with his wife and son. |
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