from author and historian Jim Ignasher
Beverly, Massachusetts – August 31, 1945
North American Texan Military Trainer
Author Photo
On August 31, 1945, a navy SNJ-4 trainer aircraft, (BU. No. 90667), crashed while landing at the Beverly Naval Auxiliary Air Field. The two men aboard received non-life-threatening-injuries, and the plane was a total loss.
Source:
U. S. Navy accident report dated August 31, 1945.
Beverly, Massachusetts – November 2, 1984
Shortly after midnight on November 2, 1984, a Piper PA-28, (N9930W), with two people aboard, was attempting to land in foggy conditions at Beverly Airport when the plane crashed and burned in a wooded area about a quarter of a mile from the runway. There were no survivors.
The Beverly police had received a report of a low flying aircraft, but no report of a plane crash, and no planes had been reported overdue or missing. The crash site was discovered by hikers the following day.
Sources:
Providence Sunday Journal, “Wrecked Plane, 2 Bodies Found In Beverly, Mass.”, November 4, 1984, page C-1
Aviation Safety Network, Wikibase #39942
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