Groton, Connecticut – March 14, 1984
Groton – New London Airport
At about 4:40 a.m. on the morning of March, 14, 1984, a single-engine Piper PA-28 with a lone pilot aboard was attempting to land at Groton-New London Airport in rain and fog conditions when it crashed in a marshy area about 700 feet before Runway 5. When rescue workers reached the aircraft they found the pilot to be deceased.
Sources:
New York Times, “Physicist, 67, Dies In Crash Of His Plane In Connecticut”, March 15, 1984
The Day, “Plane Crash Investigators Still Uncertain About Cause”, March 15, 1984, Pg. 6
The Sun, (Westerly, R.I.), “Man Dies In Groton Plane Crash”, March 14, 1984 with photograph of crash site.
