# NTSB DCA67A0009: British AC 1-11, N1116J, Blossburg, PA, June 23, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 23, 1967
- Place: Blossburg, PA · BLOSSBURG, PA
- Location: 41.6795° N, 77.0690° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blossburg, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6795&lon=-77.0690&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 34 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 24, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79553
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA67A0009
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA67A0009

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0004  67/6/23  NR.BLOSSBURG,PA       BRITISH AC 1-11     CR-  4  0  0  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1347                    N1116J              PX- 30  0  0                            43, 13876 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            603 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - MOHAWK AIRLINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - AIR BLEED: BLEED VALUE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: ELEVATOR AND ELEVATOR TAB CONTROL SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BURNED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- ENG AIR THRU MALFUNCTIONING NONRETURN,AND OPEN AIR DELIVERY VALVES IGNITED FIRE IN PLENUM CHAMBER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1116J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1116J-1971-03-15), registration cancelled 1971-03-15, S/N 098 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRITISH AC 1-11
- Registry model: [British BAC 1-11 204/AF](https://openairdocs.org/model/british-bac-1-11-204-af) (registry code 1480210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Destroyed

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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