Littleton, New Hampshire – July 19, 1931
On Sunday, July 19, 1931, a small airplane carrying two men crashed in the town of Littleton. The pilot, Ralph F. Arey, 21, of Concord, N.H., was severely injured and rendered unconsciousness. He was transported to Littleton Hospital where he died the following night without ever regaining consciousness. The other man, Joseph Bianthi, of Montpelier, Vermont, was also injured, but he recovered.
Source: New York Times, “New Hampshire Air Crash Fatal”, July 22, 1931