Allegheny Airlines Flight 485 Crashes Near New Haven, 28 Killed June 7, 1971
Allegheny Airlines Flight 485 crashes on approach to Tweed New Haven Airport in New Haven, Connecticut, killing 28 of 31 aboard.
Date: June 7, 1971
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