Air New England Flight 248

Air New England Flight 248

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 / 41.6904500°N 70.2419306°W / 41.6904500; -70.2419306
Aircraft
Aircraft type	de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300
Operator	Air New England
Registration	N383EX[1]
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)[2]
Injuries	4 or 5
Survivors	9

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.