Falmouth, Massachusetts – July 15, 1951
On the afternoon of July 15, 1951 two men took off from Coonamessett Airport in Falmouth in a Luscombe trainer aircraft. As they were flying at an altitude of about 550 feet the engine suddenly stopped. The pilot attempted to glide the plane in for an emergency landing in an open area behind St. Anthony’s Church in East Falmouth, but couldn’t make it. The plane crashed into a grove of pine trees about 1,000 feet southeast of the church. The plane was severely damaged, but the two men escaped without injury.
Coonamessett Airport no longer exists, and the land it once occupied is now part of the Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area.
Source:
The Falmouth Enterprise, “Two Are Unhurt As Plane Crashes In East Falmouth”, July 20, 1951, page 1-B.
