Watch Disasters Of The Century Season 3 Episode 53 Allegheny Airline on Bad Day HQAllegheny Airlines Flight 736 was a regularly scheduled flight that crashed. Allegheny cancelled 124 out of 1,409 scheduled flight segments in the first week after the new visibility rules were adopted.[6]. Thats like a miracle and a lot of it was from the internet. She credits the internet website gendisasters.com for helping her find the accident and posting her contact information which eventually connected her with Sicher. He said that some of the snow blew off as the aircraft moved toward the departure runway, but some of the snow appeared to stick to the aircraft's horizontal surfaces. As First Officer Walker configured the plane for landing, Eastridge turned straight to the north and lined up with the runway, relying on the signal from the VOR beacon, since the airport was still shrouded in fog. One man's quest to memorialize the victims of the worst airline disaster in Lycoming County history, the crash of Allegheny Airlines Flight 371 on Bald Eagle Mountain, is coming to an end. For emergency workers at the Allegheny Airlines Flight 736 crash on Dec. 24, 1968, it was a long, cold, night of exhaustion. Joe found me first he heard my muffled cries, King had shared. I got [it] straight down.. In command of all four legs would be 39-year-old Captain David Gordon Eastridge and 34-year-old First Officer James Walker, who had about 12,000 and 4,000 hours of experience respectively. There was no response from Captain Eastridge. [5] Shortly after Flight 737's crash, Allegheny Airlines self-imposed new rules for landings at airports. On the third approach, flight 485 descended to a height of just 125 feet, but the pilots were still unable to see the runway, or any other landmarks for that matter. The captain disregarded advisories from his first officer that minimum descent altitude had been reached and that the airplane was continuing to descend at a normal descent rate and airspeed. During the takeoff roll on runway 26, the electrical system failed. Failure of the landing gear, main gear-shock absorbing, assy, struts, attachments, etc. The rules required visibility of 1,000 feet up and three miles out for any airport without instrument landing systems. Since his reply was negative, the approach controller closed the airport and activated the airport emergency plan. Ah yeah, I can see the water. Winds SW at 10 to 15 mph. Flight 561 was rescheduled as a passenger flight from Benedum Airport to National Airport, Washington, D.C. It turned out that Tweed-New Haven Airport had been trying to install an instrument landing system, which would help guide planes down to the runway in low visibility, for several years prior to the crash. Shortly after the aircraft disappeared from his view, he heard the sound of an emergency locator transmitter on 121.5 MHz. In fact, he knew that if he could get to New Haven quickly, he might save enough fuel to make up the difference, allowing him to fly from there to Philadelphia legally. The Bradford FSS Specialist obtained approval for this change from Erie Approach Control and so advised the flight. On 1 January 1953 it was again renamed, to Allegheny Airlines. After retiring earlier aircraft, Allegheny, before and after its mergers, mainly flew De Havilland Canada Dash 8s to 35 airports in the northeastern United States, and eventually Canada, from hubs at Boston and Philadelphia. They examined 13 potential causes and eventually came down to three likely probabilities: 1) Misreading of the altimeter by the captain, 2) a malfunction of the captain's altimeter after completion of the instrument approach procedure turn, and 3) a misreading of the instrument approach chart.. You have permission to edit this article. of snow on the wing and tail surfaces of the aircraft. Except this plane would become the infamous Allegheny Airlines flight 853 that crashed en route from Boston to St. Louis in 1969. The aircraft's encounter with severe horizontal and vertical wind shears near the ground as a result of the captain's continued approach into a clearly marginal severe weather condition. Many nurses and other physicians were called in, too. Convair, a now-defunct aerospace manufacturing company, built the aircraft type as a potential replacement for the Douglas DC-3. Certainly he deserved better. That was quite amazing how, after 40 years, we connected, she said of Sicher. It was a terrible night, with terrible weather and a lot of snow, he lamented. A passenger therefore would have needed to read the instructions written on the door in order to open it, but with smoke pouring into the cabin from the raging fire outside, it was much too dark to see anything. The airplane came to rest and was damaged beyond repair while all 53 occupants escaped uninjured. Previous reports noted crowbars and chainsaws were also used by other emergency workers to cut through the sides of the plane. I had to call the chief of his residency medical program, who was flown in to perform eye surgery on him, Konwinski recalled. Shortly after the second accident, Allegheny Airlines issued new self-imposed rules for landings at airports, which called for visibility of at least 1,000 feet (305 meters) up and three miles (5 km) out, for airports without instrument landing systems. Boston - Baltimore - Cincinnati - Indianapolis - Saint-Louis. Captain Eastridge had been killed instantly when the cockpit slammed to the ground, while First Officer Walker had been ejected from the cockpit entirely, landing 6 meters ahead of the plane amid a sea of fiery wreckage. It does not include destinations served before that year. If the conditions had been good, they could have arrived in New London ten minutes early but it was not to be. He watched the aircraft through binoculars and saw nothing abnormal as the takeoff roll began. One first officer did point out that everyone has a strong sense of survival, and that in a life or death scenario he might take control, but that he wouldnt know for sure unless placed in such a situation. The NTSB found several intriguing aspects of Allegheny Airlines company policy which may have encouraged his risky decisions. He also radioed the same weather to Flight 561 when it was taxiing for takeoff. On September 9th in 1969, Allegheny Airlines Flight 853 crashed in mid-air with a private aircraft, a Piper PA-28. He said he found his father at the airport that night, safe and sound. Unfortunately, it would not make it to land. Visit r/admiralcloudberg to read and discuss over 200 similar articles. With no ILS, the pilots of flight 485 were responsible for their own vertical navigation, including the requirement to level off at a higher MDA, which on this particular approach was 380 feet. Please help local businesses by taking an online survey to help us navigate through these unprecedented times. The aircraft was destroyed. Shortly after takeoff smoke and fire were observed coming from the right engine and at approximately 1505:30 the captain advised "Six oh four is coming back in, we've got the right engine feathered. The crash occurred moments later on the crest of a ridge approximately 600 feet above the airport elevation. The captain increased engine power and decided to return to Pittsburgh-Greater Pittsburgh Airport for a safe landing. Improper emergency procedures on part of the pilot-in-command. On these pages, we will keep you up to date with latest plans and developments. Knowing that there were no particular obstacles to run into while approaching over the water, he performed another go-around and resolved to try this technique again. Eleven of the 28 occupants on board were killed. In one account of the girls rescue, an exhausted, injured King was able to muster the strength and thoughtfulness to tell her rescuers, Merry Christmas as they pulled her from the wreckage. The reverse thrust system failed to work so the aircraft was unable to stop within the remaining distance and overran. John Satterwhite had been visiting his parents with his wife and child from their home in Pittsburgh and became concerned when he heard his 68-year-old father had traveled to the crash site. It was therefore not surprising when, at 8:52, the crew reported that they were aborting the approach and would come around for another attempt. In 1959 Allegheny debuted its first turbine airlinera Convair 540, a Convair 340 with the piston engines replaced by Napier Elands. The crew aborted the takeoff maneuver, started an emergency braking procedure and triggered the reverse thrust system. They got (the survivors) out of the front there was an area part way back in the plane that was jammed and they could not get back in there. N7374J has being flown by a student pilot on a solo cross-country flight in accordance with a Visual Flight Rules (VFR) flight plan. Allegheny Airlines was also the first airline with a network of affiliated regional airlines, the Allegheny Commuter system, which began with Henson Airlines in 1967. The nose gear landed first at a speed of 163 knots (40-45 knots above normal touchdown speed) 2,540 feet past the runway threshold (runway 28 is 5,500 feet long). [4], In 1960, Allegheny headquarters were in Washington, D.C.[5]. The Lake Central Airlines merger in July 1968 added Chicago and St Louis, and the Mohawk Airlines merger in April 1972 added Montreal, Minneapolis and many New York cities. We cut a hole in the side of the plane with an ax to get people out. On the flight deck were 33-year-old Captain William I. Banton Jr. and 31-year-old First Officer Ronald Lesiak. Here investigators again pointed the finger at Allegheny Airlines. Twelve of the passengers recalled that shortly after liftoff, the aircraft rolled to the right, back to the left, and back to the right. He caught sight of the water so late that by the time he looked back up, the plane was already about to hit the buildings. They are: Detroit Erie Bradford Harrisburg Washington DC. Steps have been taken to ensure that accidents of this type never happen again, but those steps were not in place on September 9, 1969. The deficiencies in the collision avoidance capability of the Air Traffic Control (ATC) system of the Federal Aviation Administration in a terminal area wherein there was mixed Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) and Visual Flight Rules (VFR) traffic. Nevertheless, the policy was indicative of a company culture which perhaps placed too much value on completing the mission on time. Peering out the window, Walker too spotted the waters of Long Island Sound. They were still using the figure Allegheny Airlines had given them an hour earlier, which included a lateral visibility of one mile. So why would a trained pilot behave in this manner? Allegiant Air is headquartered in a suburb of Las Vegas, NV. Descending below this altitude without seeing the runway is prohibited, so they knew they would have to wait. At the crash site, Sicher (pronounced Sicker), along with others who included Joe Gezik, found King trapped in the wreckage with mud in her nose and mouth. Allegheny Airlines Flight 737 was a Convair CV-580 (aircraft registration N5825), [2] that crashed while attempting to land at Bradford Regional Airport in Bradford, Pennsylvania on January 6, 1969. Those who played a vital role saving the survivors at Bradford Hospital included Dr. Edward Konwinski, now 94. Of some 13 potential causes examined by the Board, three remain after final analysis. Crash of a Nord 262A-36 in Clarksburg: 2 killed, Crash of a Douglas DC-9-31 in Philadelphia, Crash of a Convair CV-580 in New Haven: 28 killed, Crash of a Douglas DC-9-31 in Fairland: 82 killed, Crash of a Convair CV-580 in Bradford: 11 killed, Crash of a Convair CV-580 in Bradford: 20 killed, Crash of a Convair CV-440 Metropolitan in Harrisburg, Crash of a Convair CV-440 Metropolitan in Williamsport. Allegheny Airlines Flight 736 crashed on Dec. 24, 1968, killing 20 of the 47 passengers on board the flight. Keep a real sharp eye out there, he added, hoping that Walker would soon catch sight of the ground. He said that the takeoff appeared normal; but, just before the aircraft disappeared into the overcast, it appeared to pitch up sharply. Medical and surgical personnel, nursing staff and the hospital technicians rushed to the hospital from their holiday celebrations, Konwinski recounted. In 1949 the company was renamed All American Airways as it switched from air mail to passenger service. There was no exception for cases when the captain was operating the airplane in a clearly unsafe manner. Following the crash, airport manager James Malarky criticized the city, telling reporters, I feel personally very confident that, barring some mechanical failure, this accident could have been prevented by an ILS.. Such a rule would be unimaginable today, in an environment where first officers are taught to point out any unsafe situation and to take control if the captain does not apply corrective measures. $1,000 is being awarded. On the afternoon of Sept. 9, 1969, Allegheny Airlines flight 853 was over Shelby County beginning its descent into Indianapolis. This fact alone should be enough to cause any pilot to take an interest in the facts of the case. Having spoken to dispatch, the flight attendant, and the ground agent, the pilots started the engines and pushed back from the gate at 9:33. John Satterwhite said he traveled to the area with his friend and ended up on a snowmobile trying to locate his father. Aircraft and crew [ edit] Upon reaching 610 feet, they were still in clear air on top of the cloud layer, and it would have been evident that the runway was not there to be seen. For Brown, who was a member of the Hilltop Fire Department, there was no hesitation in jumping on his snowmobile and running out with a neighbor to help. In order to probe these attitudes further, the NTSB interviewed other Allegheny Airlines pilots about what they would do in a similar situation. The aircraft's ability to cope under these conditions was borderline when flown according to standard operating procedures; however, if the aircraft's full aerodynamic and power capability had been used, the wind shear could probably have been flown through successfully. The Christmas Eve departure from Detroit was delayed almost an hour by the late arrival of the airplane. The Board was unable to determine what motivated the captain to disregard prescribed operating procedures and altitude restrictions and finds it difficult to reconcile the actions he exhibited during the conduct of this flight. Tragic Allegheny Airlines accident of 50 years ago still fresh in the memory of some, By KATE DAY SAGER crash site. Source: National Transportation Safety Board, Writer - Nicole holds a bachelor's degree in aviation management and has worked in the CEO's office of a major flag carrier. The lengths to which Captain Eastridge went to save time and fuel were beyond what could be considered reasonable: he requested a different runway for takeoff, he cancelled the IFR flight plan, he lied to the dispatcher about how much fuel was on board, and he repeatedly tried to land when conditions were below minimums, all in an effort to get to the destination sooner. Every year (King) sends us beautiful Christmas stuff, beautiful orchids and she calls and says shes very, very grateful, Sicher said in referring to Kings regular contact with him and his wife, Rosemary. The airline switched to General Motors/Allison turboprops in the Convair 580 which the carrier named the "Vistacruiser", the first CV580 flight was in June 1965. Upon which the crew replied, "Fifteen". In response, Allegheny Airlines raised the minimum visibility requirements for all approaches. Captain Eastridge had already been warned of abysmal weather across the entire region, with extensive ground fog, low cloud ceilings, and scattered thunderstorms reported from Washington to Boston. At 20:35, the aircraft struck treetops just 4.7 nautical miles (8.7 km) from the airport, subsequently crashing through some trees that were bordering the Pine Acres Golf Course. The airline bought new Fairchild F-27Js that the company named "Vistaliner". [1], Flight 737 took off from Washington D.C. bound for Detroit, Michigan with intermediate stops in Harrisburg, Bradford, and Erie, Pennsylvania. 8 April 1960. Two out of three crew members and nine of the 25 passengers perished in the crash. Click here to see our subscription options. The analysis of the authority gradient explained why the first officer didnt intervene, but to explain why the captain flew in such a dangerous manner in the first place, the NTSB found it useful to look not just at the fatal approach to New Haven, but at everything he did that day. First Officer Walker didnt like his captains decision. Allegheny Airlines Flight 737 was a scheduled passenger flight from Washington, DC, to Detroit, MI, with en route stops at Harrisburg, Bradford, and Erie, PA. The crash of Flight 737 came just under two weeks after Allegheny Airlines Flight 736 crashed in a near-identical manner on approach to Bradford Airport on the same route, but in the opposite direction. The FAA had granted this exemption to eight US airlines between 1970 and 1971, including Allegheny Airlines and its Convair CV-580s. The Convair CV-580 took off from Erie at 19:46. The first leg of the flight was mostly uneventful until it approached Bradford at 20:22. The Clarksburg Tower local controller said that he saw Flight 561 taxi to runway 21, and he cleared the flight for takeoff. Allegiant Air is a low cost airline that focuses on leisure travelers with Las Vegas and Orlando as major destinations. Allegheny Airlines was a regional airline that operated out of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1952 to 1979 with routes primarily located in the eastern U.S. [1] It was the forerunner of USAir that was subsequently renamed US Airways, which itself merged with American Airlines. Tragically, 20 people lost their lives that night, but through dedicated emergency personnel at the crash site and staff at the Bradford Hospital, 27 survived. The tragic accident was compounded, and placed the Bradford area on the national map, when a second horrific accident occurred a couple of weeks later with Allegheny Airlines Flight 737. An emergency worker who remembered the Christmas Eve accident in 1968 was Dick Brown of Cyclone. Flight 737 complied, and by 20:31, had reported completing the procedure turn inbound. He had spoken with the captain by telephone before the takeoff and had given him the 1215 special observation weather. However, the late 1950's and early 1960's would prove to be a bad time in terms of crashes. Allegheny 853 - 50th Anniversary Remembrance 9 September 2019 The 50th anniversary of the crash has now passed, and a remembrance service was held at the crash site. Upon touchdown on runway 28R, as the wheels were missing on the right main gear, the airplane deviated from the centerline to the right when the left main gear collapsed as well. One of these CV-580s would carry out Allegheny Airlines flight 485 on the 7th of June, 1971. (WTHR) - Monday marks 50 years since a horrific plane crash in Shelby County. The Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives (B3A) was established in Geneva in 1990 for the purpose to deal with all information related to aviation accidentology. The last DC-3 flights were in 1962 and the last piston flights were in 1967. The report even brought up points which would later become the basis of revolutionary reforms in cockpit culture, writing that, The concept of command authority and its inviolate nature, except in the case of incapacitation, has become a tenet without exception. There no lights, it was bitter cold and no communication.The state police were there, but they were in hunting clothes because it was so cold.. Allegheny Airlines Flight 736 was a regularly scheduled flight that crashed while attempting to land at Bradford Regional Airport in Bradford, Pennsylvania on December 24, 1968. The Allegheny aircraft was carrying 78 passengers and 4 crew members and the private aircraft had one occupant, a student pilot attempting to fly across country. The persons who deiced the plane stated that there was no snow or ice on the aircraft when they finished decing it. Finally, the NTSB sought to explain why 26 passengers died in the fire following an eminently survivable accident. Past the runway end, the nose gear collapsed and the airplane came to rest against a metallic tower supporting the approach light system. In fact, it's still the worst aviation accident in Indiana history. The flight was operated using a Convair CV-580 that was originally certificated as a Convair CV-440 on July 11, 1967, but was modified to include upgraded turbine engines and propellers and re-certificated as a CV-580. The main reason so many people died was because the flight attendant was incapacitated and could not open the door, forcing passengers to try to open it themselves in near total darkness. East Haven, Connecticut - June 7, 1971. At 7:14 a.m. on June 7, 1971, Allegheny Airlines Flight 485 departed Washington D.C. bound for Trumbull Airport, (Today known as Groton-New London Airport) in Connecticut. There were 22 passengers and a crew of 3 on board. Flight 737 was operated on a Convair CV-580, which had been originally certified as a CV-400 but was fitted with upgraded turbine engines and propellers. Shortly thereafter the aircraft was seen descending in a nose-up attitude with the landing gear retracted. But in 1971, this sort of strict hierarchical language was quite common, and the idea of a first officer taking control from a captain who was not incapacitated would have been ridiculed in most corners of the industry. Weather was overcast with one and one half miles visibility and snow showers. A bulldozer brought into the site later was used to plow out the deep snow to help rescue vehicles access the wounded. Upon arriving overhead New London, the crew put flight 485 into a holding pattern for the next 30 minutes. ", Konwinski also says of that night, "I was called in to the emergency room in the middle of the night, and stayed until well into Christmas morning. Konwinski said ironically one of the survivors, who was in an ophthalmology residency program, suffered a very serious eye injury. Allegheny Airlines Flight 736 departed Detroit, MI for a flight to Washington, DC with intermediate stops at Erie, Bradford and Harrisburg, PA. Today we have created that world, but we have done so on the backs of men like James Walker and Gordon Eastridge, far too many of whom lost their lives before the lessons of their final moments were heeded. At that time the aircraft's attitude appeared to be normal. Allegheny flight AL853 was wider positive radar control of the Federal Aviation Administration's Indianapolis Approach Control, descending from 6,000 feet to an assigned altitude of 2,530 feet at the time of the collision. The crew diverted to Pittsburgh. The Safety Board was unable to determine the reasons for the captain's lack of awareness or the first officer's failure to provide required callouts. He and his family had just left his parents home when he heard a radio report that an Allegheny Airlines plane had crashed in a wooded area midway between the village of Kushequa and the Kinzua Bridge. The Flight Service Station Specialist at Bradford obtained approval for the runway change and cleared the flight crew for landing. The problem here was that Allegheny Airlines procedures explicitly stated that the first officer should only take the controls if the captain is incapacitated. She also stays in touch with Gezik as well as another survivor of the accident. In addition, plans are under way for a monument to be . He recalled that during Flight 561's takeoff, the runway lights were set at their highest intensity. If he could get a direct vector to the start of the approach, make a simple right turn at the Pond Point intersection, and perform a straight-in landing on the first attempt on New Havens runway 2, he would save about 200 pounds of fuel relative to what had been planned for that leg, and then he would be in the clear to continue to Philadelphia without refueling. Kyra Dempsey, analyzer of plane crashes. The Sound really was too close for comfort, in his opinion. All right, Eastridge replied, but he made no effort to rein in their descent. If anything, perhaps it should remind us not to take our safer skies for granted. The planes collided near Fairland, Indiana. "World Airline Directory". The captain declined the offer and about 1257 he taxied the aircraft from the parking ramp. One man climbed out through the left overwing exit, and a woman followed him, ignoring another passenger who could be heard shouting, Try to get to the back!. A passenger and a crew member were killed while 23 other occupants were injured, some of them seriously. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the captain's decision to take off with snow on the aircraft's wing and empennage surfaces which resulted in a loss of lateral control and a loss of lift as the aircraft ascended out of ground effect. As flight 485 neared New London, the weather on the ground was atrocious: fog had restricted visibility to less than a mile (1600m) with a 200-foot (60m) indefinite cloud ceiling. There were overcast and light snow showers, causing visibility to be one and a half miles (2.4 km). of wet snow on all its horizontal surfaces when it left the parking ramp. SHELBY CO. A memorial service was held Monday to remember the people who lost their lives in what remains Indiana's worst commercial airline disaster. The scheduled passenger domestic flight took off from Washington D.C., headed for Detroit, Michigan, with intermediate stops in Harrisburg, Bradford, and Erie, Pennsylvania. Ten miles out from the airport, the flight crew requested clearance to make an instrument approach to runway 14, instead of runway 32, which had been initially instructed by Erie Approach Control. The aircraft had accumulated a total of 27,285 flight hours at the time of the accident. As of March2019[update] an American Airlines Airbus A319, registered N745VJ, is painted in Allegheny colors. There were 78 passengers and four crew members aboard the plane. It added Detroit (YIP) in 1956, Boston in April 1960, La Guardia in 1964, Norfolk in 1966, Toronto in 1967, and Louisville-Nashville-Memphis in 1968. The flight arrived at 8:13 a.m. but weather conditions prevented landing, and the aircraft was put in a holding pattern. He also ignored a company directive which forbid landing at New Haven with a tailwind. With the single flight attendant and some 34 passengers on board, flight 485 taxied away from the gate at Washington, D.C. right on schedule at about a quarter after 7:00. After taking off from New London, flight 485 proceeded toward New Haven without incident, beginning its initial descent to 1,600 feet just 13 minutes into the flight. Both aircraft were destroyed by the collision and ground impact. Because New London and New Haven are only about 70 kilometers apart, they didnt plan to climb higher than 4,000 feet, and the whole flight would be over in less than 20 minutes. Its headquarters were at Washington National Airport in Arlington County, Virginia.[2]. However, the NTSB concluded that not one of these causes could be exclusively accepted or rejected based on the available evidence. The captain's lack of awareness of airspeed, vertical speed, and aircraft performance throughout an ILS approach and landing in visual meteorological conditions which resulted in his landing the aircraft at an excessively high speed and with insufficient runway remaining for stopping the aircraft, but with sufficient aircraft performance capability to reject the landing well after touchdown. As pilots, we are trained to fully understand that there is no way a mid-air should ever be no-fault; the fact that it happened in the first place is a priori evidence that due diligence in "see-and-avoid" was not being practiced. Shane Collins has done research and, using GPS, located the spot where Flight 371 crashed into Bald Eagle Mountain, across the Susquehanna River from Montoursville. Thank You! Based in Australia, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Condor Replaces Boeing 757 With Airbus A320 On Hamburg Flights, The Business Suite: flydubai Reveals New Premium Seat, Ethiopian Airlines Celebrates 50 Years Of UK Flights, Ethiopian Airlines Receives Its 20th Airbus A350-900, Inside The US Narrowbody Routes Under 100 Miles This Week, Newark Surpasses JFK As The USA's #1 Airport For European Destinations. Between 1939 and 1959, Allegheny was known as one of the safest airlines in the world, having never once had a crash or any other type of incident. Contact me via @Admiral_Cloudberg on Reddit, @KyraCloudy on Twitter, or by email at kyracloudy97@gmail.com. King said she plans to send the Sichers flowers or orchids again this year to put on their table, and may call them, as well. I think there were (20) in the firehall that were killed.. The 50th anniversary of the Allegheny Airlines Convair 580 passenger plane crash that killed 20 of the 47 passengers bound for Bradford Regional Airport has prompted a survivor and a few area residents, including Bradford Publishing Company publisher, John Satterwhite, to share memories that havent faded over the past half-century. Low around 35F. Allegheny Airlines, Inc., Flight 604, a Convair 340/440, N8415H, crashed 5 miles east-northeast of the Williamsport-Lycoming County Airport, Montoursville, Pennsylvania, on July 23, 1965. Just the day before, 50 people had died in a collision between a US Marine Corps fighter jet and a Hughes Airwest DC-9. Everyone completing the survey will be able to enter a contest to Win as our way of saying, "Thank You" for your time. Emergency crews found a single car rollover crash at the scene, police said.