Brainard Airport – November 28, 1978
On November 28, 1978, a twin-engine Aerostar, (#N8999A), with three people aboard, took off from Runway 2 at Brainard Airport in Hartford, Connecticut. Moments later, the aircraft suddenly lost all power, and fell to the ground and exploded about 300 feet off the end of the runway. There were no survivors.
Moments before the crash a witness observed “gas or smoke” coming from the left engine.
The aircraft was bound for Newburgh, New York.
Sources:
Providence Evening Bulletin, “Brainard Conn., Airport Plane Crash Fatal To Three”, November 29, 1978, page A-1
Aviation Safety Network, Wikibase #3158
