Air New England Flight 248
Barnstable Municipal Airport, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States | |
| Passengers | 8 |
|---|---|
| Crew | 2 |
| Fatalities | 1 (Pilot)[2] |
| Injuries | 4 or 5 |
| Survivors | 9 |
Air New England Flight 248 was a
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.
Flight designations, route, and crew
At 10:48 p.m.
Air New England
co-founder George Parmenter, was several miles short of the runway.
Crash
The aircraft crashed in the middle of Camp Greenough, a heavily wooded Boy Scouts of America camp. Parmenter was killed in the crash. The co-pilot and several passengers were injured.
An uninjured passenger managed to make her way through thick brush to the
Mid Cape Highway (Route 6), and flagged down a passing car. The motorist drove her to the airport, where she alerted authorities to the crash. Rescuers, with the aid of a brush-clearing truck, were able to cut a swath through the brush to the crash site and aid the survivors.[3]
Book
In June 2009, author
ISBN 978-0-670-02102-4), a first-hand account of the crash from survivors and rescuers.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "FAA Registry (N383EX)". Federal Aviation Administration.
- ^ a b "Accident Details". Air Crash Info.com. Retrieved 2009-06-16.
- ^ "Memories of 1979 plane crash linger on | CapeCodOnline.com". Archived from the original on 2010-03-15. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
- ISBN 978-0670021024.
External links
- Final accident report - Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
- Accident Details
- Accident description
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