The fatalities also included a reporter for the Barre Daily Times and six social workers of the Vermont Head Start Supplementary Training Program on a conference trip.

"[1] The National Transportation Safety Board stated in its report that the flight was "routine" until the plane approached Lebanon Municipal Airport, which is located in a valley, surrounded by nearby hills.

The injured were lifted from the crash scene by helicopters and taken to the Green in the center of the Dartmouth College campus, where fire engines and other vehicles lighted the grassy area for an emergency landing pad.

Newsmen attempting to reach the scene of the crash on Moose Mountain were blocked at the base by the New Hampshire State Police.

[2] During its investigation, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) reported that the plane was flying 600 feet (180 m) below its required altitude.

It is unclear why the pilots made the decision to fly at the low altitude, because the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) was badly damaged in the crash and no data could be retrieved from it.

However, the NTSB suggested in its finding in 1970 that the pilots misjudged their altitude position during approach and there were no navigational aids in the aircraft or near the airport.