Mendon, Massachusetts – May 18, 1967
On May 18, 1967, a Piper Cherokee with four men aboard crashed in a wooded area just after taking off from the Hopedale Airport. The crash occurred about a mile west of the Bellingham town line, and a 1/4 mile south of Route 140.
All aboard suffered non-life threatening injuries.
A witness told first responders that the plane’s engine had been sputtering before the crash.
Source:
Providence Journal, “4 Injured In Plane Crash”, May 19, 1967, Pg. 8.
