Air New England Flight 248
Air New England Flight 248 was a De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter that crashed on approach to Barnstable Municipal Airport in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, on June 17, 1979. All of those on the aircraft survived with the exception of the pilot, who was killed instantly.
A Twin Otter similar to the accident aircraft | |
| Occurrence | |
|---|---|
| Date | June 17, 1979 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) |
| Site | Camp Greenough, Yarmouth Port, Yarmouth, Massachusetts, United States 41°41′25.62″N 70°14′30.95″W |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 |
| Operator | Air New England |
| Registration | N383EX |
| Flight origin | LaGuardia Airport, New York, New York, United States |
| Destination | Barnstable Municipal Airport, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States |
| Passengers | 8 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Fatalities | 1 (Pilot) |
| Injuries | 4 or 5 |
| Survivors | 9 |
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