Coventry, Rhode Island – August 2, 1951
On August 2, 1951, a lone pilot was taking off in a Piper Cub airplane from the Coventry Air Park. Just after becoming airborne the engine failed and the plane crash-landed tearing off the landing gear and damaging the propeller. The pilot was not injured.
The Coventry Air Park no longer exists.
Source:
Evening Bulletin, “Unhurt In Plane Crash”, August 3, 1951.
