Overview
- Local crews and nearby residents pulled two people from the single-engine Diamond DA20 that came to rest upside down in shallow water near Fort William Henry; the pilot died at the scene and the passenger was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
- Officials say the aircraft had departed Brunswick Airport bound for Knox County Airport and witnesses and authorities reported a possible mechanical failure before the crash.
- First responders from Bristol Fire & Rescue, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, Lincoln County Ambulance and the Maine Marine Patrol led the on-scene rescue and initial evidence collection.
- Salvage crews lifted the wreckage onto a marine barge and moved it to a secure location for the federal investigation, during which the right wing detached and fell back into the water.
- Investigators will be led by the NTSB with technical support from the FAA, examiners will review the airframe and recovered parts and officials have withheld the occupants’ identities while evidence is gathered; the plane’s tail number ties its registration to Lee, New Hampshire.