| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | August 19, 1971 |
| Time: | 2040 |
| Location: | Augusta, Maine |
| Operator: | Downeast Airlines |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | Boston, MA - Rockville, ME diverted to Augusta ME |
| AC Type: | Piper PA-31 |
| Registration: | N595DE |
| cn / ln: | 31-422 |
| Aboard: | 8 (passengers:7 crew:1) |
| Fatalities: | 3 (passengers:2 crew:1) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | Crashed in dense fog while making an approach to Agusta State Airport. Discontinue VOR approach, attempted to maintain visual flight in IFR conditions at an altitude below obstructing terrain. |
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