Jamestown, Rhode Island – August 1, 1968
On August 1, 1968, a single engine Cessna flying over Jamestown struck a 600 foot radio antenna near Beavertail Light. It then crashed and burned. The pilot and two passengers aboard were killed, but not identified in the newspaper.
The antenna belonged to the U.S. Navy, and had been put into operation less than three months earlier on May 22.
Source: Woonsocket Call, “”Trio Killed As Light Plane Hits Jamestown Guy Wire”, August 1, 1968, Pg. 1
