Mid-air collision Accident Beechcraft U-8F Seminole , Tuesday 30 July 1963
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Date:Tuesday 30 July 1963
Time:11:20
Type:Silhouette image of generic BE65 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Beechcraft U-8F Seminole
Owner/operator:United States Army Aviation
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:1 mi W of Allentown Golf Course, PA -   United States of America
Phase: Approach
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Harrisburg, PA
Destination airport:Allentown, PA
Narrative:
Collided with private Stinson plane during instrument approach.

Sources:

http://www.armyaircrews.com/fixed.html
El Litoral 31 July 1963, p1

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-May-2009 12:58 XLerate Added
31-Jul-2014 19:38 TB Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ]
14-May-2015 14:12 TB Updated [Source, Narrative, ]
30-Jan-2017 14:44 TB Updated [Aircraft type, ]
11-Jun-2021 16:49 TB Updated [Narrative, ]
16-Jun-2024 06:54 Cobar Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, ]

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