Off Falmouth, Massachusetts – November 21, 2001
At about 12:30 P.M. on November 21, 2001, a small airplane was seen in distress over Vineyard Sound. According to witnesses, the plane skimmed the water twice before crashing and breaking apart about two miles from shore off the end of Manauhant Road. Police, fire, Coast Guard, and private water craft raced to the scene where the body of a 57-year-old Tewksbury man was recovered. Divers searched for further victims until it was determined that the pilot had been the only person aboard.
The aircraft was a 1981 Beech Baron BE55.
Source:
The Falmouth Enterprise, “Single-Engine Plane Crash Off Falmouth Kills Pilot”, November 23, 2001, page 1.
