Montpelier, Vermont – November 14, 1927

     At 11 a.m. on November 14, 1927, a small military plane carrying Reuben B. Sleight, and piloted by Lieutenant Franklin Wolfe, was attempting to land at Towne Field in Montpelier when it crashed and flipped over, killing Sleight.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6071518/reuben-benjamin-sleight

     Mr. Sleight was an assistant to then Secretary Herbert Hoover, and was on his way to prepare for a meeting between Secretary Hoover, Governor Weeks, and Attorney General Sargent on flood relief problems in the area.   

     Sources:

     New York Times, “Hoover Aide Killed In Vermont Flight”, November 15, 1927.

     Woonsocket Call & Evening Reporter, “Hoover’s Secretary Killed IN Wreck Of Army Airplane”, November 14, 1927