Smithfield, Rhode Island – July 24, 1946
On July 24, 1946, a 36-year-old student pilot from Cranston was attempting to land a Fairchild low-wing monoplane at the Smithfield Airport when the motor failed and he crash-landed into an apple orchard adjacent to the landing field. Damage to the plane was not serious and the pilot suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
Source:
Evening Bulletin, “Lands Plane In Orchard”, July 25, 1946, Pg. 13.
