Rye, New Hampshire – August 20, 1975

     On the afternoon of August 20, 1975, a Cessna 150 with two men aboard left Bar Harbor, Maine, bound for Beverly, Massachusetts.  While in-route the aircraft developed engine trouble and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean about two miles from Rye Harbor.  Both men were uninjured, and rescued by a passing pleasure boat. 

     Source:

     Providence Evening Bulletin, “Plane Down At Sea; 2 Rescued”, August 21, 1975, page A-6