Westerly, Rhode Island – September 5, 1999
At 11:30 am on September 5, 1999, a Piper Cherokee aircraft, (Reg. No. N4830S), with a pilot and four passengers from Connecticut aboard, crashed seconds after becoming airborne from the Westerly State Airport. The plane broke apart on impact and debris was scattered between the end of the runway and Post Road. The pilot and two people from Hartford, Connecticut, perished in the accident. The two survivors, both from South Winsor, Connecticut, were transported to medical facilities for treatment.
Sources:
Hartford Courant, “Plane Crash Kills Three In Rhode Island”, September 6, 1999.
NTSB Brief, #NYC99FA220