Norwalk, Connecticut – June 15, 1940
On the evening of June 15, 1940, what was described as a “sight-seeing cabin plane” crashed into a stone wall while landing at the Norwalk Airport. It was reported that the aircraft had been caught in a downdraft at the time of the accident. One person aboard suffered non-life-threatening injuries; the other three people aboard were not hurt.
Source:
The Waterford Democrat, “One Injured In Plane Crash”, June 17, 1940