ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 11750
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| Date: | Monday 20 September 1971 |
| Time: | 19:16 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-23 Apache |
| Owner/operator: | Unclear as to who was operator at the time of crash. |
| Registration: | N3435P |
| MSN: | 23-1402 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lyme Center, Nh -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Portland, Maine |
| Lebanon,Nh | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
descended below obstructing terrain on vor apch.Pilot flying unfamiliar aircraft from r seat.
On Monday evening, September 20, 1971, a twin-engine Piper Apache took off from Portland, Maine, bound for Lebanon, New Hampshire. The plane arrived near Lebanon shortly after 8:00 p.m., where thick fog shrouded the area. As the aircraft was making its approach to Lebanon Airport, it crashed into the side of Smart’s Mountain. The mountain is about 3,240 feet high, and the aircraft impacted about 1,500 feet from the summit.
Oboard was, Jeanne Bennett, 47, of Post Mills, Vermont, and Hans Klunder, 42, and Robert E. Stewart, 27. Mrs. Benet was killed, and Klunder and Stewart were seriously injured.
A New Hampshire National Guard helicopter arrived at the scene and two guardsmen prepared to repel down a rope to assist the survivors. The second guardsman, Specialist 6 Frederick Bartlett, 33, of Manchester, N.H., fell and was killed.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
https://www.nytimes.com/1971/09/22/archives/fatal-plane-crash-leads-to-2d-death.html
https://www.newenglandaviationhistory.com/smarts-mountain-n-h-september-20-1971/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 26-Feb-2018 20:58 | Kimball | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Mar-2019 21:08 | liamdaniel98 | Updated [Total fatalities] |
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