Boston, Massachusetts – May 17, 1928
On May 17, 1928, a pilot instructor and a student took off from the East Boston Airport for an instructional flight. Shortly after take off, while at an altitude of 500 feet, the engine suddenly stopped. The plane crashed into the mud flats near some railroad tracks between the Harbor View and Maverick stations. The plane was wrecked and both men were injured.
The type of plane was not stated in the press; only that it belonged to the Boston Airport Corporation.
Source:
(Prov.) Evening Bulletin, “Flier, Student Injured In Boston plane Crash”, May 18, 1929.
