USAir Flight 427 was a scheduled flight from Chicago's O'Hare International Airport to Palm Beach International Airport, Florida, with a stopover at Pittsburgh International Airport. On Thursday, Sept
Aerial view of the crash site
N513AU, the aircraft involved in the accident, pictured in February 1994
Recovered wreckage under examination
US Airways was a major airline originally founded in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as a mail delivery airline in 1939 called All American Aviation, which soon became a commercial passenger airline. In 195
USAir Flight 427
…the Boeing 737-300 flying this route crashed in Hopewell Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania while approaching Runway 28R at Pittsburgh, which was USAir's largest hub at the time. This accident was the second longest air crash investigation in history. The investigation into USAir 427 helped to also…
A US Airways Boeing 767-201ER
Allegheny Airlines BAC 1-11
Douglas DC 9 used from 1989 to 1997
A Boeing 737-300 at Washington National Airport in 1986.