Woonsocket, Rhode Island – June 27, 1930
On June 27, 1930, a young student pilot was taking off from the Woonsocket Airport. Just as he was leaving the ground the plane tilted forward and the propeller struck the runway causing a piece to break off. The plane then became airborne and rose into the air but was hard to control. The pilot was able to turn the plane around and attempted to land back at the airport but clipped a tree with a wingtip and crashed into a stone wall. The plane wasn’t too seriously damaged and the pilot was not injured.
The aircraft was a Challenger O-X, and was owned by Woonsocket Airways Inc.
Source:
Evening Bulletin, “Student Pilot’s Skill Saves Ship”, June 27, 1930, pg. 20.
