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Terrible Mountain is a summit in
On March 19, 1968, a Beechcroft G18S crashed into Terrible Mountain, killing all 7 people on board, 2 pilots and 5 passengers. The passengers were executives from the Jones and Lamson Company based in 
Windsor County, Vermont
Windsor County is a county located in the U.S. state of Vermont. As of the 2020 census, the population was 57,753. The shire town (county seat) is the town of Woodstock. The county's largest municipality is the town of Hartford.
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, in the United States. With an elevation of , Terrible Mountain is the 214th highest summit in the state of Vermont
Vermont () is a state in the northeast New England region of the United States. Vermont is bordered by the states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, and New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to ...
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Terrible Mountain was likely so named by early settlers due to its terrain.
Accident
On March 19, 1968, a Beechcroft G18S crashed into Terrible Mountain, killing all 7 people on board, 2 pilots and 5 passengers. The passengers were executives from the Jones and Lamson Company based in Springfield, VT
Springfield is a town in Windsor County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,062.
History
The land currently recognized as Springfield is the traditional land of the Pennacook and Abenaki people.
One of the ...
and were flying on a private flight from Bridgeport, CT
Bridgeport is the most populous city and a major port in the U.S. state of Connecticut. With a population of 148,654 in 2020, it is also the fifth-most populous in New England. Located in eastern Fairfield County at the mouth of the Pequonnock ...
to Springfield, VT. The pilot had knowingly attempted to fly through foggy conditions with faulty instrumentation. The wreckage of the plane was never cleared, and still sits on top of the mountain. There is a small plastic plaque dedicated to one of the passengers who died, Burton B. Burks.
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Mountains of Windsor County, Vermont Mountains of Vermont {{Vermont-geo-stub