Smithfield, Rhode Island – November 17, 2008
On the evening of November 17, 2008, a Piper PA-38, (N2316P) was approaching runway 33 at North Central State Airport in Smithfield, when it crashed in a wooded area about 2/3 of a mile short of the runway. The plane exploded on impact killing both the pilot and his passenger.
The dead were identified as (Pilot) Robert A. Zoglio Jr., 43, of Richmond, R.I., and Ronald Tetreault, 64, of Glocester, R.I.
The plane had left Green State Airport in Warwick, R.I. bound for North Central to practice landings and take-offs.
Sources:
NSTB Report #ERA09FA060
Providence Journal, “Two Killed In Plane Crash In Smithfield”, November 18, 2008, Section B, Pg. B1
Providence Journal, “Experienced pilots died doing what they loved”, November 19, 2008, Pg. 1
