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North Berwick, ME. – September 1, 1986

February 19, 2021

North Berwick, Maine – September 1, 1986

On the morning of September 1, 1986, a husband and wife, and their teenaged son, took off from Richmond Airport in Rhode Island, in a Grumman Cheeta, bound for Maine. They landed in Sanford, Maine, and spent the day there before taking off for a return trip to Rhode Island at 4 p.m. Shortly after takeoff the engine lost all power, and the pilot looked for an emergency landing site. He saw a open field in North Berwick and aimed for it. As the plane glided in the right wing struck some power lines causing the aircraft to spin around and crash. Although the aircraft suffered damage, the family was not injured.

Source: Providence Journal, “Wife Lost Her Faith On The Telephone Wires”, September 3, 1986, page A-3.

North Berwick, ME. – January 17, 1971

July 3, 2020

North Berwick, Maine – January 17, 1971

On the afternoon of January 17, 1971, two men took off from Lawrence, Massachusetts, in what was described only as a “light plane”, bound for Portland, Maine. While nearing the town of North Berwick, Maine, the engine failed due to carburetor icing. While attempting an emergency landing in a wooded area off Route 9 in North Berwick, the aircraft struck some power lines and crashed. The aircraft was a total loss, but neither of the two men aboard were injured.

Source: Sanford Tribune, “Two Unhurt, Power Cut In Plane crash Sunday”, January 21, 1971