Civil Air Patrol Plane Crash | New England Aviation History

Newton, MA. – November 28, 1954

April 2, 2026

Newton, Massachusetts – November 28, 1954

On November 28, 1954, a 28-year-old pilot was flying a small Civil Air Patrol airplane over the Newton area when the aircraft developed engine trouble. The pilot made an emergency crash-landing on a farm. The plane suffered minor damage and the pilot was not injured.

Source:

Evening Bulletin (R.I.), “C.A.P. Plane Crashes”, November 29, 1954, pg. 18

Fairfield. CT. – May 29, 1975

August 3, 2018

Fairfield, Connecticut – May 29, 1975

On the afternoon of May 29, 1975, a Beechcraft T-34 trainer airplane belonging to the Connecticut Civil Air Patrol took off from Bridgeport Airport for a routine flight with two people aboard. At about 5:00 p.m., the airplane was seen to be circling low over the Southport Harbor area of Fairfield for several minutes, and its engine was heard to be running erratically. Then the aircraft lost power and crashed into the harbor killing both people aboard. Their identities were withheld by the press.

Source:

Hartford Courant, “Harbor Plane Crash Kills 2; 4 Unhurt In other Mishap”, May 30, 1975