Norwood, Massachusetts – July 4, 1974
On July 4, 1974, a husband and wife, along with their four young children, took off from Norwood Airport bound for Martha’s Vineyard in a Republic Seabee aircraft. Just after becoming airborne the oil line burst causing the engine to stop. The plane came down in a wooded-swampy area about 300 yards off the end of the runway. Remarkably, there were no serious injuries, and the plane didn’t catch fire. The family was transported to Norwood Hospital for first-aid treatment. Afterwards, the family returned to the airport and left for Martha’s Vineyard in another plane.
Source:
Boston Herald American, “Walpole Pilot, Family Prove Plane Stubborn”, July 5, 1974, page 4.
