On September 2 , 1998 , Swissair Flight 111 crashed into St. Margaret 's Bay approximately five miles east of Peggy 's Cove with the loss of all 229 aboard . The cove became one of the staging areas for First Responders that were involved in the search and rescue response , crash recovery operation , and investigation of the crash . Many of the CCGA volunteers that were first to approach the crash site were privately owned fishing boats that were operating out of Peggy ’s Cove and surrounding harbours . In the days following the crash many families and media came to Peggy ’s Cove to see the crash site . The residents of Peggy ’s Cove rejected the memorial committee ’s suggestion of placing a memorial in the community
Swissair Flight 111
Swissair Flight 111
Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia