Greenville - Greenville

On July 30, 1971 at 04:00 PM, Greenville - Greenville experienced a crash involving Grumman G-21A Goose, operated by Private American, with the event recorded near Greenville Maine.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 50.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 1, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. 45 minutes after takeoff from Greenville Airport, while conducting local practice, both engines failed simultaneously. The aircraft lost height and crashed in an uninhabited area. The passenger was killed and the pilot was seriously injured. The pilot recently purchased the aircraft and was not familiar with.

Aircraft reference details include registration N101LH, MSN 1136, year of manufacture 1942.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 45.4590°, -69.5917°.