Grottoes, Virginia 38°13′35.70″N78°46′37.50″W / 38.2265833°N 78.7770833°W / 38.2265833; -78.7770833
Aircraft
Aircraft type
Beech 99
Operator
Henson Airlines d/b/a Piedmont Commuter
Call sign
HENSON 1517
Registration
N339HA
Flight origin
Baltimore-Washington International Airport
Destination
Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport
Occupants
14
Passengers
12
Crew
2
Fatalities
14
Survivors
0
On September 23, 1985, Henson Airlines Flight 1517 crashed in Grottoes, Virginia, while on approach to the Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport. The two pilots and twelve passengers were killed.
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