from author and historian Jim Ignasher
Hamden, Connecticut – June 4, 1930
No details about this accident. On June 4, 1930, a 22-year-old pilot was injured when his two seat monoplane crashed near Hamden Airport. He was taken to a hospital in New Haven for treatment.
Source:
Providence Journal, “Injured In plane Crash”, June 5, 1930
Hamden, Connecticut – September 25, 1933
On September 24, 1933, a small plane with a pilot and two 14-year-old passengers took off from the Hamden Airport for a sightseeing flight. While not far from the airport, the engine suddenly stopped, and the pilot attempted to glide back to the airfield. Unfortunately the plane lost too much altitude and the pilot was forced to ditch in a swamp. When the plane hit the water it nosed over and its occupants were thrown out of it. The trio climbed upon the half-submerged aircraft and awaited rescue by rowboat. All received minor injuries.
The swamp was reportedly located in the Winchester Repeating Arms powder farm and the plane came to rest within 100 feet of a powder magazine.
Source: Providence Journal, “Three Escape Serio0us Hurts In Plane Crash”, September 25, 1933.
Hamden, Connecticut – December 29, 1918
On December 29, 1918, U.S. Army Sergeant C. T. Cato of Waco, Texas, was flying a Curtis aircraft from Norwich, Connecticut, to Mineola, Long Island, New York. This was a training flight, and the Sergeant was heading back to Long Island where he was stationed.
As he was passing over the area of Hamden, Connecticut, the airplane developed engine trouble. Looking for a place to set down, he spotted the grounds of the New Haven Country Club which, despite the name, is actually located in the town of Hamden, just to the north of New Haven. As he brought the plane in for a landing the aircraft lost power and crashed into a tree. Although the plane was wrecked, Sergeant Cato was not hurt.
Source:
Hartford Courant, “Curtis Airplane Is Wrecked In New Haven”, December 30, 1918
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