Crawford Notch, New Hampshire – July 9, 1960
On July 9, 1960, a four-seat Cessna airplane was flying over Route 302 in Crawford Notch when it developed engine trouble. As the pilot tried to gain altitude a wingtip struck a tree and the plane crashed into a rocky gorge at the foot of Cascade Falls. The crash was witnessed by a road crew working only ten feet away. Normally the gorge would have been full of water, but the water level was extremely low due to a recent drought.
Four people were aboard the airplane. There was the female pilot, her husband and son, and a family friend. The pilot received critical injuries, but the other three received non-life threatening injuries. All were transported to Morrison Hospital in Whitefield, New Hampshire.
Sources:
Providence Sunday Journal, “Rehoboth Wife, 3 Others Injured In Plane Crash”, July 10, 1960, pg. 85.
Providence Journal, “Condition Very Poor – Rehoboth Woman In Plane Crash In N.H. Operated On”, July 14, 1960, pg. 29.
