Elmira-Corning Regional Airport
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Incidents
On June 23, 1967, Mohawk AirlinesMohawk Airlines
Mohawk Airlines was an airline that operated in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, primarily the states of New York and Pennsylvania from the mid-1940s until its acquisition by Allegheny Airlines in 1972...
Flight 40, operated on a BAC-111 regional jet, crashed in Blossburg, Pennsylvania
Blossburg, Pennsylvania
Blossburg is a borough in Tioga County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The population was 1,480 at the 2000 census.-History:In 1792 a party of immigrants who were building the Williamson Road from Williamsport, in Lycoming County, to Painted Post in New York under the leadership of Robert and...
, shortly after taking off from Elmira-Corning, killing all 34 persons (30 passengers and 4 crew) on board.
External links
- Elmira Corning Regional Airport, official site