Fatal Training Flight Crash Near Snowden Junior-Senior High School (44-76663)

Incident Overview and Flight Details A crew consisting of pilots and instructors departed Pittsburgh-Greater Pittsburgh Airport at 2230LT for a local training flight, specifically a proficiency check. Approximately thirty minutes into the flight, the crew reported an engine fire. In response, they elected to return for an emergency landing. ## Crash Sequence and Impact During the return, the airplane went out of control. It clipped trees and crashed in flames near the Snowden Junior-Senior High School. The aircraft was destroyed in the incident. ## Casualties All five crew members were killed in the crash. The crew members were identified as MaJ Leroy E. Smith, Maj Ivan Allen Jr., Maj Frank Connelly, Lt David Slone, and Cpt Griffin.