Groton, Connecticut – January 24, 1984
On the night of January 24, 1984, a Cessna 210, (N900FE), left Waukegan, Ill. with three people aboard bound for Groton, Connecticut. The aircraft arrived at Groton-New London Airport around 10:40 p.m. and found the airport surrounded by heavy fog. As it came in to land it struck some trees and then crashed in an area known as Burrows Field off Poquonnock Road, about one mile from the airport. The aircraft was completely demolished and there were no survivors.
Sources:
Norwich Bulletin, “3 Die In Groton Plane Crash”, January 25, 1984, page 1, with photograph.
The Sun, (Westerly, R.I.), “Plane Crash Near Groton Airport Kills 3”, January 25, 1984, page 1 with photograph.
