51-2611

We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.

Safety history

  • January 8, 1966Accident

    The crew was performing a flight from Hartford to Binghamton, carrying a load of various equipments. En route, one of the engine failed and the pilot was unable to maintain a safe altitude. At an altitude of 2,000 feet, the mechanic bailed out when the airplane dove into the ground and crashed onto a house located in Scranton. Both pilots were killed as well as a boy on the ground. Probable cause (official findings): Engine failure in flight.

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