Connecticut River – September 26, 1966
At 7: 30 p.m. on September 26, 1966, a Piper Cherokee with six young men aboard took off from Brainard Field in Hartford, Connecticut. All were between the ages of 19 and 23, and all were students at Trinity College in Hartford. Shortly after takeoff the aircraft lost power and plunged into the Connecticut River and sank. All six men were able to escape, but one had reportedly suffered a head injury in the crash. As the group was swimming towards shore, the man with the head injury slipped beneath the water and was swept away by the current.
Source:
The Hartford Courant, “Plane Engine Runs After River plunge”, September 28, 1966
