Shelton, Connecticut – September 17, 1954
On September 17, 1954, a man and woman in a Luscombe single- engine aircraft, (Reg. N1929B), equipped with pontoons, landed on the Housatonic River and refueled the plane on the Seymour side of the river. After doing so, the plane took off again, and shortly after doing so crashed and burned in a rocky/wooded area in Shelton. Both occupants were killed.
Sources:
Providence Journal, “Plane Crash Kills 2”, September 18, 1954, pg. 6.
The Day, “Two Die As Plane Crashes On Hill Near Shelton”, September 18, 1954.
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