Lincoln, Rhode Island – December 18, 1946
On December 18, 1946, William E. Ouger, 19, took off from Fitchburg, Massachusetts, in a Ercoupe monoplane bound for Hillsgrove Airport in Warwick, R.I. As he was passing over northern Rhode Island, he noticed that his aircraft was very low on fuel, so he began looking for a place to land. He spotted Clarke’s Field in Albion section of Lincoln, R. I., and attempted to land there, but he overshot the field and crashed in the middle of the intersection of Manville and Contrexeville Roads. Ougar crawled out of the wrecked airplane virtually unharmed.
The airplane was owned by the Connecticut Aviation Company.
Source:
Woonsocket Call, “Plane crashes On Albion Rd., Pilot Uninjured”, December 18, 1946
