Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island – July 12, 1978
On July 12, 1978, a single engine civilian aircraft with two men aboard was attempting to land at the former Quonset Point Naval Air Station when the plane was struck by a strong gust of wind. The wind gust caused the aircraft to strike a seawall and then careen back out over the water where it crashed. Fortunately neither man was injured, and both were able to swim to shore before the plane sank in six feet of water. The aircraft was later recovered by a crane.
Source: The Standard Times, “Wind Blamed For Crash”, July 13, 1978