Incidents and Accidents
The following are major incidents and accidents that occurred involving Bar Harbor aircraft.
| Flight | Date | Aircraft | Location | Description | Casualties | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fatal | Serious | Minor/Uninjured | Ground | ||||||
| Bar Harbor Airlines Flight 1808 | August 25, 1985 | Beechcraft Model 99 | Auburn, Maine. | The aircraft missed the runway of the Lewiston-Auburn Regional Airport in Auburn, Maine by 200 yards (180 m) and crashed, killing all six passengers and two crew members on board. Samantha Smith, a famous 13 year old American school girl and "Goodwill Ambassador" to the Soviet Union was among those killed. | 8 | ||||
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