Air New England Flight 248
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Air New England Flight 248 was a commercial airliner that crashed on approach to Barnstable Municipal Airport
on June 17, 1979. All of those on the plane survived with the exception of the pilot, who was killed instantly.
in New York. The plane, piloted by ANE co-founder George Parmenter, was several miles short of the runway.
camp in Yarmouthport. Parmenter was killed by the crash. The co-pilot and several passengers were injured.
One passenger, 19 year old Suzanne Mourad, who was not injured, managed to make her way through the thick brush to the Mid Cape Highway (Route 6) and flagged down a passing motorist. 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.
, who was one of the passengers on board ANE Flight 248, released a book called "Down Around Midnight" (Viking Adult ISBN 978-0-670-02102-4) which is a first hand account of the crash from survivors and rescuers.
Barnstable Municipal Airport
Barnstable Municipal Airport , also known as Boardman/Polando Field, is a public airport located on Cape Cod, one mile north of the central business district of Hyannis, in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. This airport is publicly owned by Town of Barnstable...
on June 17, 1979. All of those on the plane survived with the exception of the pilot, who was killed instantly.
Flight designations, route, and crew
At 10:48 p.m, on June 17, 1979, an ANE Twin Otter (Flight 248), with eight passengers and a crew of two crashed in a heavily wooded area about 1.5 miles northeast of Barnstable Municipal Airport while on an ILS approach. The crash occurred on the end of a flight from LaGuardia AirportLaGuardia Airport
LaGuardia Airport is an airport located in the northern part of Queens County on Long Island in the City of New York. The airport is located on the waterfront of Flushing Bay and Bowery Bay, and borders the neighborhoods of Astoria, Jackson Heights and East Elmhurst. The airport was originally...
in New York. The plane, piloted by ANE co-founder George Parmenter, was several miles short of the runway.
Crash
The plane crashed in the middle of Camp Greenough, a heavily wooded Boy ScoutBoy Scout
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camp in Yarmouthport. Parmenter was killed by the crash. The co-pilot and several passengers were injured.
One passenger, 19 year old Suzanne Mourad, who was not injured, managed to make her way through the thick brush to the Mid Cape Highway (Route 6) and flagged down a passing motorist. 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.
Investigation
The failure of the flightcrew to recognize and react in a timely manner to the gross deviation from acceptable approach parameters, resulting in a continuation of the descent well below the decision height during a precision approach without visual contact with the runway environment. The cause of the crash was determined to be pilot fatigue.Book
In June, 2009, author Robert SabbagRobert Sabbag
Robert Sabbag is an American journalist and author of two books on drugs smuggling in the United States:Snowblind: A Brief Career in the Cocaine Trade and the follow-up book Smokescreen: A True Adventure...
, who was one of the passengers on board ANE Flight 248, released a book called "Down Around Midnight" (Viking Adult ISBN 978-0-670-02102-4) which is a first hand account of the crash from survivors and rescuers.
See also
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