| Date: | Friday 11 October 1985 |
| Time: | 21:40 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 200 |
| Owner/operator: | Mountain Air Cargo |
| Registration: | N3257 |
| MSN: | 192 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 33487 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-20 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Homer City, PA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | State College-University Park Airport, PA (SCE/KUNV) |
| Pittsburgh International Airport, PA (PIT/KPIT) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The Twin Otter collided with rising terrain of about 1250 feet. The wreckage was scattered along a distance of 375 feet.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
"Altitude - not maintained - pilot in command
Clearance - improper - pilot in command
Low pass - performed - - pilot in command"
Sources:
Aviation Letter 242
NTSB id NYC85FA006
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