Shaftsbury, Vermont – May 29, 1988
At 1 p.m. on May 29, 1988, a small plane left Allegheny County Airport in Pennsylvania, bound for Laconia, New Hampshire. At about 3 p.m. witnesses saw the aircraft apparently experiencing engine trouble shortly before plunging to the ground in Shaftsbury.
Although the aircraft was equipped with an emergency transponder, it took awhile to locate the wreck due to the rocky area in which it crashed, and heavy foliage on the trees.
The pilot, Harry Rhule, 52, of Cabot, Pennsylvania, was killed in the crash. There were no other persons aboard.
Sources:
Beaver Co. Times, “Vermont Plane Crash Kills Pennsylvania Man”, May 31, 1988.
(Washington PA.) Observer Reporter, “Pennsylvania Man Dies In Vermont Plane Crash”, May 31, 1988
