Westover Air Force Base – February 12, 1976

Westover Air Force Base – February 12, 1976

     On February 12, 1976, a rented Piper Aztec was attempting to make an emergency landing at Westover Air Force Base in Chicopee, Massachusetts, after both engines had failed.  As the plane came in, a wing was sheared off when it struck a tree and the plane crashed.  Both the pilot and co-pilot, the only two people aboard, were seriously injured and transported to medical facilities.

     Source:

     Providence Evening Bulletin, “FAA Probes Inspectors’ Crash”, February 13, 1976, page A-2 

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