Tag: Westerly State Airport
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Young Pilot Killed During Post-Maintenance Test Flight Near Westerly Airport: NTSB Reveals New Details
A heartbreaking aviation tragedy has taken on new significance after investigators revealed that the pilot killed in a Rhode Island plane crash was conducting a post-maintenance test flight when the accident occurred. The crash happened on May 18, 2026, near Westerly State Airport in Rhode Island. According to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), 21-year-old…
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Police Id Young Pilot Killed In Westerly Plane Crash While Attempting To Land At Westerly Airport
Authorities have released the name of the pilot killed in a plane crash Monday near Westerly State Airport. First responders located a single-engine Cessna C172 Skyhawk around noon that had crashed in a field just short of the runway. The pilot, identified by police as 21-year-old Isaac Seekell, of Charlestown, was taken to Westerly Hospital,…
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Cessna 172 Crashes At Westerly Airport, One Dead
A pilot in his 20s is dead after the plane he was flying crashed late Monday morning just outside of Westerly State Airport. Initial reports indicate the plane was coming in for a landing when the crash occurred. “The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate,” the FAA said in a statement. “The…
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