Jamestown, Rhode Island – August 28, 1991
On August 28, 1991, two men took off from Quonset Point State Airport in a Waco YMF-5 single engine bi-plane for a routine flight. Ten minutes later the aircraft began to lose power and the pilot attempted an emergency landing at Watson Farm on Jamestown Island. In doing so, the aircraft clipped some trees and nosed into the ground. Although the aircraft was damaged, the two men aboard were not seriously injured. They were transported to Newport Hospital and released.
Sources:
The Standard Times, “Two NK Men Survive Plane Crash On Island”, August 30, 1991
The Rhode Island Pendulum, “Plane Crashes At Watson Farm”, September 6, 1991, page 6