 Wreckage of Northeast Airlines Flight 946 | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | October 25, 1968 |
| Summary | CFIT due to Pilot error |
| Site | Etna, Town of Hanover, Grafton County, New Hampshire 43°43.3′N 72°8.8′W / 43.7217°N 72.1467°W |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Fairchild Hiller FH-227 |
| Operator | Northeast Airlines |
| Registration | N380NE |
| Passengers | 39 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Fatalities | 32 |
| Injuries | 10 |
| Survivors | 10 |
Northeast Airlines Flight 946 was a domestic U.S. flight from Boston, Massachusetts, to Montpelier, Vermont, with a scheduled stop in Lebanon, New Hampshire, operated by Northeast Airlines. On October 25, 1968, some time during the evening, the Fairchild Hiller FH-227 aircraft crashed on Moose Mountain while descending on approach. The crash killed 32 of 42 passengers and crew. Of the fatalities, four were employees from the National Life Insurance Company who were returning from a business trip. The fatalities also included a reporter for the Barre Daily Times and six social workers of the Vermont Head Start Supplementary Training Program on a conference trip. Ten passengers survived the crash with minor or moderate injuries. After the crash, Northeast Airlines continued flight service until its merger with Delta Air Lines in the early 1970s.