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Piedmont Airlines Flight 349 crashes on approach to Charlottesville–Albemarle Airport in Albemarle County, Virginia, killing 26 of the 27 on board.
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Piedmont Airlines Flight 349
1959 aviation accident
On October 30, 1959, Piedmont Airlines Flight 349, a Douglas DC-3, crashed on Bucks Elbow Mountain near Crozet, Virginia, killing the crew of three and all but one of its twenty-four passengers. The sole survivor was seriously injured and lay on the ground near the wreckage,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Charlottesville–Albemarle Airport
Airport serving Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Charlottesville–Albemarle Airport is an airport eight miles north of Charlottesville, in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States. It opened in 1955 and serves the Central Virginia and Shenandoah Valley region with non-stop flights to five major cities on three airlines'…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Albemarle County, Virginia
County in Virginia, United States
Albemarle County is a United States county located in the Piedmont region of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Its county seat is Charlottesville, which is an independent city entirely surrounded by the county. Albemarle County is part of the Charlottesville Metropolitan Statistical…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
October 30
Day of the year
October 30 is the 303rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 62 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)