Groton - Boston

On February 21, 1982 at 03:33 PM, Groton - Boston experienced a crash involving De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, operated by Pilgrim Airlines, with the event recorded near Providence Rhode Island.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

12 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 11 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 8.3%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 10, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. At 4,000 feet light icing on the windshield was noted, and the deicing system was activated. After two cycles of deicing, alcohol was smelled in the cockpit, and smoke was coming up from the control yoke. An emergency landing was attempted at Providence, RI, but smoke and flames forced the crew to land on 10-12 inch thick ice on a reservoir. By then, heavy black smoke poured in the cockpit and fire was seen. Upon landing, the left main gear collapsed and the right wing was sheared off. Eleven occupants escaped and were injured while a passenger was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N127PM, MSN 105, year of manufacture 1968.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 41.8240°, -71.4128°.