Abandoned Plane Crash | Rhode Island

In the woods of Rhode Island, sitting alone in a swamp are the abandoned remains of plane crash from over 40 years ago. It’s a secret piece of history, so we went to go find it.
Filmed/Edited by Jason Allard
Additional Footage by: Alex & Krista Pavao-Medeiros
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Main Camera: DJI Osmo Pocket w/ Freewell lens attachments
Secondary Camera: GoPro Hero 7
Editing: Final Cut Pro X w/ custom plugins
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It was a cold autumn morning and this exact model twin propellor plane was flying to New Jersey. This was one of only 99 built. The most interesting fact, though, is that the NTSB conducted a study of 477 planes including this model and found that it had the second highest engine failure and crash rate among twin prop planes at the time.
As for this plane…There are several factors that led to what happened next - most being weather related. Let’s go inside the cabin to get a better idea. This is the same cabin that we’ll see later when we get to the plane, so remember what this looks like. There were two pilots and four passengers on board. At some point within 100 miles of the origin point, traveling at around 10,000 feet, the pilots encountered some trouble.
If we look at the official crash report we get a pretty clear picture of what happened. The type of accident is listed as engine failure or malfunction, with probably causes listed as:
Pilot error - either by inadequate preflight preparation or improper operation of the plane
Weather conditions - it was reported that the de-icing equipment either malfunctioned or was used improperly. This may have cause the carburetor to freeze, which supplies fuel to the engines
This likely led to partial power loss of one engine, and then complete flameout, meaning no fuel in the engine. Unable to maintain a safe altitude, the crew attempted an emergency landing with one engine when the aircraft stalled and crashed in the swamp. One passenger was killed while five other occupants were injured.
So what’s going to happen to this plane now? It will most likely stay here, as it has been for the past few decades. This wreck is too far into the woods to be recovered, and at this point there’s no benefit to removing it. The plane is a part of the forest now, and I hope it stays that way.
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  • @SaxonArmamentsCo
    @SaxonArmamentsCo2 жыл бұрын

    I live in RI. I'm shocked that someone from West Warwick hasnt dragged this out of the swamp and propped it on cinderblocks in their front yard.

  • @AdamC4

    @AdamC4

    2 жыл бұрын

    My guess is there would be way too many trees that need to be cut down on state property which is why this plane will always stay here.

  • @AmazingAwesomeAlaska

    @AmazingAwesomeAlaska

    2 жыл бұрын

    Is the crash in West Warwick? Or are people from there just strange?

  • @SaxonArmamentsCo

    @SaxonArmamentsCo

    2 жыл бұрын

    "Strange" is a way of putting it. I was leaning more toward Appalachian Hill People or perhaps some word that means: Meth, Ignorance, Shoplifting, Absentee Parent and "Give me another state check"...combined. Myself being from originally and having lived in subsequently all the most dubious areas of RI- I speak with some authority. ;)

  • @10p56

    @10p56

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@SaxonArmamentsCo facts

  • @noahstephenson3931

    @noahstephenson3931

    2 жыл бұрын

    I’m from Narragansett and this comment is hilarious

  • @ELMS
    @ELMS2 жыл бұрын

    As an Air Force veteran I’d like to thank you for treating the crash site with respect, since someone lost their life there. And thanks for obscuring the exact location. Great video.

  • @ericb9931

    @ericb9931

    2 жыл бұрын

    As a paratrooper, I walked all over it 😅

  • @SpAzZzZz_

    @SpAzZzZz_

    10 ай бұрын

    Why the blurring of the tailwing

  • @ma2566

    @ma2566

    7 ай бұрын

    It’s not hard to find the location. It’s just hard to trudge to it.

  • @jennboud7277
    @jennboud727711 ай бұрын

    My Grandfather was the chief fireman of the town that this happened in. He was a first responder. He has since passed, but would tell me stories about the 5 plane crashes he's been involved in during his career. He saved all of the newspaper clippings from this and I found them recently. He's actually quoted in all of the news articles! He saw a lot in his career!

  • @justins3131
    @justins31312 жыл бұрын

    I wish you could tell us where these locations are. I understand why you don't, people suck and have to ruin things. Thank you for treating this and your other locations with respect

  • @jonathangodbout6645
    @jonathangodbout66452 жыл бұрын

    Being originally from Warwick. That plane crashed a few months after I was born in 71. My grandfather took me and my older brother there in the mid-80s. It was a hike even then. I haven't seen that plane since around 1984 or 85. It still looks almost exactly the same. It was a Rockwell Aero Commander 560.

  • @ct1762

    @ct1762

    2 жыл бұрын

    The trees weren't as thick then. still recovering from the 38' and 54' hurricanes which literally flattened everything and salted the rest.

  • @roadweary5252
    @roadweary52522 жыл бұрын

    Lived and still have family in RI and never knew this was there. Another great video, Jason!

  • @jamesvanderpoel2135
    @jamesvanderpoel21352 жыл бұрын

    As a former Aviation Archeologist specializing in New England I could tell you about dozens of crash sites in the woods of New England.

  • @shushnow3812

    @shushnow3812

    Жыл бұрын

    I lived on my Uncle’s big farm in Bradford for 12 years and he took me, my son and my brother out in the fall to show us the ruins of a plane crash in the woods from decades prior. I think they said it was a flight from Quonset. I don’t know if the pilot died.

  • @Sparty-pi3jq
    @Sparty-pi3jq2 жыл бұрын

    New to your videos, but as an ex Marine Corps aviator and current civilian aviator, I do appreciate the respect with which you showed the crash site. Subscribed!

  • @jessicab2784
    @jessicab27842 жыл бұрын

    Born and raised here in RI. Never knew this existed. Great work! The editing, the knowledge, the research! You’re pretty awesome! Definitely watching more of your videos! Thank you for this! Love learning about New England! ♥️

  • @JimHendrickson
    @JimHendrickson2 жыл бұрын

    Neat explore. I don't think this is the only abandoned plane wreck in RI. And as a tip, stuff in the woods is easier to access in winter.

  • @JMExplorations
    @JMExplorations2 жыл бұрын

    AMAZING explore Jason!! We have explored 2 other crash sites and they are quite the sight to see them in the woods. It looked like fun getting to them! really well done as always!! Thank you for taking us along! :)

  • @tarynmac1975
    @tarynmac19752 жыл бұрын

    I always thought this was a RI urban legend. Thanks for making it real. I had heard strange tales about this crash decades ago, esp. that when it crashed it didn't leave any marks on the adjacent trees. Also heard that it was very hard to find because it didn't really leave any of the usual crash-site evidence. Thanks for the education on something I've always wondered about.

  • @octopede

    @octopede

    2 жыл бұрын

    Tidbit, the plane was carrying the CEO of Prudential Insurance. He survived. You can find the full stories on NYT archives, it was in 1971.

  • @cfdfire

    @cfdfire

    Жыл бұрын

    I know of the woman that heard the sound of this crash.

  • @explorenewengland5954
    @explorenewengland59542 жыл бұрын

    This was amazing! Thank you for sharing, what a journey!

  • @rainking63
    @rainking632 жыл бұрын

    Amazing! Thank you for this video. Good stuff my friend!

  • @frankb5693
    @frankb56932 жыл бұрын

    Wow, this was amazing….thanks Jason!

  • @2eyeluvmac2
    @2eyeluvmac22 жыл бұрын

    Another great video. Thank you.

  • @SuperDiablo101
    @SuperDiablo1012 жыл бұрын

    You continue to amaze me with all the this urban exploration of new England

  • @allyremillard
    @allyremillard2 жыл бұрын

    Heading out there tomorrow. Thanks for the video!!! Can’t wait

  • @hazdaz8578
    @hazdaz85782 жыл бұрын

    Went out and found this today, was amazed by the condition. Thanks for an awesome video Jason!

  • @lgreg810
    @lgreg8102 жыл бұрын

    This is awesome. Never knew this was in a place very close to where I live. Thank you for venturing out there to show us. Even as avid of hiker as I am, I would never try to attempt hiking there.

  • @Oliver_Clothesoff
    @Oliver_Clothesoff2 жыл бұрын

    I always look forward to your videos, great work.

  • @TodayGarage
    @TodayGarage2 жыл бұрын

    Another killer video man!

  • @Mote.
    @Mote.2 жыл бұрын

    Nice to see the dog on an adventure with you guys

  • @pwnageboom
    @pwnageboom2 жыл бұрын

    Nice work, Jason! You’re definitely one of my inspirations when it comes to my urbex videos too!

  • @kbhaze6862
    @kbhaze68622 жыл бұрын

    Please do memorial hospital in pawtucket. I went in once and it was beautiful

  • @salsheikh4508
    @salsheikh45082 жыл бұрын

    Love that you brought the Pup.

  • @steventymon
    @steventymon2 жыл бұрын

    Very nice job...the right tone and respect for the site

  • @bettyreads222
    @bettyreads2222 жыл бұрын

    wow what a find, thanks for sharing!

  • @michaelsr.9198
    @michaelsr.91982 жыл бұрын

    Very cool video! Was one heck of an urban Adventure compared to what you usually do in your videos. Great job.

  • @sabinfilms7580
    @sabinfilms75802 жыл бұрын

    That’s is wild, great video!

  • @Nerdalyst
    @Nerdalyst2 жыл бұрын

    Great adventure Jason. Nice drone shots too.

  • @JasonAllard

    @JasonAllard

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Mark!

  • @cyrusoverland8461
    @cyrusoverland8461 Жыл бұрын

    I remember when this happened. Great video. Thanks for sharing. I hope it remains an obscure and infrequently visited location out of respect to the passenger who was lost.

  • @rayopezzo4052
    @rayopezzo40522 жыл бұрын

    Very interesting and informative video, thank you! Reminds me of TIGHAR explorations.

  • @evnkil7uutc
    @evnkil7uutc2 жыл бұрын

    That plane animation/edit is sick dude wtf

  • @DreamAuthorityMusic
    @DreamAuthorityMusic Жыл бұрын

    Thank You. Really appreciate the video

  • @artlover973
    @artlover9732 жыл бұрын

    Those transitions 👌🏻

  • @steves7896
    @steves7896 Жыл бұрын

    Refreshing to see something without graffiti.

  • @roseliaperez1995
    @roseliaperez19952 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @michaelwblade
    @michaelwblade2 жыл бұрын

    Wow that was great to watch 👍 I never herd of this story and it’s very interesting. I feel your pain with the prop finger mishap lol

  • @JasonAllard

    @JasonAllard

    2 жыл бұрын

    I have to start wearing gloves when I fly I guess

  • @MarcSpectorComics
    @MarcSpectorComics2 жыл бұрын

    Wow very cool wasnt even aware of this plane crash thanks jason

  • @anthonybanks2979
    @anthonybanks29792 жыл бұрын

    Nice job !

  • @Metalheadmike1211
    @Metalheadmike1211 Жыл бұрын

    Crazy. I’ve lived in RI my whole life and never knew about this.

  • @ryanbernier2930
    @ryanbernier2930 Жыл бұрын

    Lived in Rhode island 90% of my life never knew about this. Love your hunt for these adventures keep it up

  • @WACTCAviation
    @WACTCAviation2 жыл бұрын

    Both Lycoming engines were removed after the accident as well as all avionics equipment.

  • @Gity444
    @Gity444 Жыл бұрын

    Fort Weatherall would be a cool video!!

  • @mattkingsley7679
    @mattkingsley7679 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for doing this. RI is my parents' home state.

  • @richdiscoveries
    @richdiscoveries2 жыл бұрын

    Tragic, but a cool find nonetheless. Nice work

  • @georgepetrin1334
    @georgepetrin13342 жыл бұрын

    Very interesting.

  • @SquarewaveTechnology
    @SquarewaveTechnology7 ай бұрын

    The airplane crashed on 13 October, 1982. It was on final approach to runway 5 at TF Green airport and crashed in the area south of Socony Road in Riverside.

  • @nikkiiii63
    @nikkiiii63 Жыл бұрын

    Been in RI my whole life and I’ve never heard of this!

  • @drewstaples9648
    @drewstaples96482 жыл бұрын

    You and your bird noises lol. Great movie man.

  • @cmscautoschool7707
    @cmscautoschool77072 жыл бұрын

    Shout out to Han the coolest urban explorer...this is David L lol!

  • @pbshands
    @pbshands Жыл бұрын

    Well done

  • @kv-rv3ho
    @kv-rv3ho Жыл бұрын

    Was just out there on Mother’s Day ❤

  • @frik4frak
    @frik4frak Жыл бұрын

    I wonder if any of the survivors are still alive? It would be interesting to hear their recollections while watching this.

  • @TheOrginalPrincessColey
    @TheOrginalPrincessColey Жыл бұрын

    As a Rhode Islander, I hope you guys did a tick check when you got out of those woods 😅 nice find. I feel like it’s in Johnston or Foster due to the rocks lol

  • @nicoleapril4477

    @nicoleapril4477

    4 ай бұрын

    nope

  • @MarkPlante
    @MarkPlante2 жыл бұрын

    Another great video... There is supposed to be another crash site near the Smithfield Police Station and Stump pond where a military plane crashed in the 40's or 50's. The plane is supposed to be gone, but there is supposed to be a memorial to those that perished in the crash.

  • @wmtward

    @wmtward

    2 жыл бұрын

    facebook.com/wmtward/posts/10154932079627996

  • @BoberMcBoberson
    @BoberMcBoberson Жыл бұрын

    The stock plane image used in the recreation around 1:20, tail number N731R was a real plane. And it too crashed. Sadly killing the pilot and passenger, in 1995. What are the odds ??

  • @HM2SGT
    @HM2SGT2 жыл бұрын

    I was a kid in the civil air patrol, The Air Force Auxiliary that uses youth volunteers with adult supervision to locate crashed aircraft. We had something of an advantage over you in that the airplane’s emergency locator transmitter helps to guide us, but it’s not a precise thing. Radio direction finding & triangulation is a slow business! Imagine what that area looked like four or five decades ago. Your hike in has a lot of new trees that weren’t there then.

  • @AxelSpott

    @AxelSpott

    Жыл бұрын

    How long does that transmit for

  • @Ganiscol
    @Ganiscol2 жыл бұрын

    All the small clues from the NTSB report you cited, make it sound as if they could have run into carburetor icing and either the carb heating failed or they turned it off too soon. The devious thing with carb icing is, it doesnt require freezing weather conditions. It regularly happens up to 70°F / 21°C. All it takes beyond that is sufficient high air humidity... Anyway, interesting case and journey! Next time maybe bring a machete. 😅

  • @mikeiyc
    @mikeiyc11 ай бұрын

    lived in R.I my whole life. Didn't know this existed. Now I want to search for it.

  • @jkmorrison1013
    @jkmorrison10132 жыл бұрын

    somewhere in South County?

  • @bobbyboucher3842
    @bobbyboucher38422 жыл бұрын

    WOW

  • @markpowers5907
    @markpowers59072 жыл бұрын

    Excellent chronologue. Where did this happen ? Great Swamp near Kenyon/URI ?

  • @kingpinsmith22

    @kingpinsmith22

    2 жыл бұрын

    No narragasett, near pat reardons housr

  • @nicoleapril4477

    @nicoleapril4477

    4 ай бұрын

    lol @@kingpinsmith22

  • @michaelthatcher9438
    @michaelthatcher94382 жыл бұрын

    Is this the one in north Kingston

  • @asn413
    @asn4132 жыл бұрын

    Perhaps it should be designated as a memorial tomb like the uss arizona?

  • @alanbare8319
    @alanbare83192 жыл бұрын

    Others have been to the sight before you. Most of the electronics/avionics are missing. They would have been on the shelves behind the cabin. I could see the remains of the wiring harnesses in your video.

  • @bubbayee-yee2799
    @bubbayee-yee27992 жыл бұрын

    What did you blur the tail number?

  • @toadscoper4575
    @toadscoper45752 жыл бұрын

    The area of Rhode Island this plane is found in is prone to plane crashes… a friend of mine’s dad personally knew the victims of another crash that happened in the early 90s a few towns over. Both the passenger and pilot were killed

  • @AmazingAwesomeAlaska

    @AmazingAwesomeAlaska

    2 жыл бұрын

    What area is it in?

  • @AmazingAwesomeAlaska

    @AmazingAwesomeAlaska

    2 жыл бұрын

    What area is this in?

  • @JoeDiGiovanniIV

    @JoeDiGiovanniIV

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@AmazingAwesomeAlaska this most certainly appears to be Smithfield ri. Not far from the airport and bryant university .I have a pretty damn good idea of the exact location they departed. I'm on good maps, I've found some interesting spots to

  • @philipmail499
    @philipmail4992 жыл бұрын

    Where is it located?

  • @k9crazy974
    @k9crazy9742 жыл бұрын

    How are these guys getting a cell signal in these dense woods?

  • @MariaVOrtiz-ss6qp
    @MariaVOrtiz-ss6qp10 ай бұрын

    Born and raised in the smallest state in the nation and this is one of those videos that I say to myself damn you don't know where you live

  • @ejk8491
    @ejk84912 жыл бұрын

    Hope you all had LOTS of tickre

  • @candievermeulen9858
    @candievermeulen98582 жыл бұрын

    Didn't know there were swamps in Rhode Island

  • @rssell
    @rssell2 жыл бұрын

    5:18 That's my first thought.

  • @M.Arbogast
    @M.Arbogast2 жыл бұрын

    A lot of bear sightings lately in these woods be on the lookout

  • @sammmmm9214
    @sammmmm92142 жыл бұрын

    Is this the crash from 1958 in North Smithfield? If it is I read that all occupants passed due to their injuries

  • @toadscoper4575

    @toadscoper4575

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hey, so my friend’s dad actually knew the victims in the north Smithfield crash (it happened in the early 90s). The plane was completely removed, and yes, both the passenger and pilot were killed.

  • @joshuagoodwin7284

    @joshuagoodwin7284

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@toadscoper4575 I believe that the previous comment was in reference to the "Johnson & Johnson" plane crash which occurred in December 1958 in North Smithfield. The plane was carrying a group of Johnson & Johnson company executives and ran into heavy snow, crashing in a swamp as pilots attempted to locate North Central Airport about 4 miles away in Smithfield. Everyone on the plane perished in the accident. In response to the previous comment, I am almost 100% sure that the plane in this video is not the 1958 crash.

  • @toadscoper4575

    @toadscoper4575

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@joshuagoodwin7284 Ah I see- also a correction on my part, the crash I was referencing was actually in Smithfield in 1990

  • @rexcadral3468
    @rexcadral3468 Жыл бұрын

    Ah yes, typical Rhode Island forest - 4' tall pricker bushes as far as the eye can see, and mud puddles.

  • @Mote.
    @Mote.2 жыл бұрын

    Just last night i was watching a video about planes found on google maps.

  • @Amy-Adventures.
    @Amy-Adventures. Жыл бұрын

    Why doesn’t anyone clean it up?

  • @Oh_hell0
    @Oh_hell0 Жыл бұрын

    Y’all really need to figure out your audio, in every video the voices are extremely low, background and ambient noises super high and the music drowns out everything when it’s playing

  • @johnp1220
    @johnp12202 жыл бұрын

    Why did the aircraft's tail numbers and the NTSB reports were redacted?

  • @JasonAllard

    @JasonAllard

    2 жыл бұрын

    Once locations become public they get turned into vandal playgrounds pretty quickly, which is why I blurred specifics in the video.

  • @TheDriveInGuys
    @TheDriveInGuys2 жыл бұрын

    Jason, WHY bother blurring the plane's tail number, when a simple Google search will easily locate it?

  • @jeffmoss118
    @jeffmoss1182 жыл бұрын

    Everyone survived the crash? How in the hell?

  • @jonathangodbout6645

    @jonathangodbout6645

    2 жыл бұрын

    One fatality

  • @CommancerVideos
    @CommancerVideos2 жыл бұрын

    Great video but I appreciate that you left JUST enough info for people to find it if they want to. I’m going to go there this weekend. Wish me luck!

  • @CommancerVideos

    @CommancerVideos

    2 жыл бұрын

    We found it! It took us almost 6 times as long to find as it was to get back out, lol

  • @silvesby

    @silvesby

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@CommancerVideos Thats crazy! Bet it was quite the adventure

  • @ejk8491
    @ejk84912 жыл бұрын

    Tick repellent on!

  • @leeheat333
    @leeheat3332 жыл бұрын

    Tick city lmao jesus

  • @BostonBuzz
    @BostonBuzz10 ай бұрын

    Wtf? Why can't you say where the plane departed? Where the plane was going? And where the plane crashed? I don't get it......

  • @davidcarpenter5154
    @davidcarpenter51542 жыл бұрын

    Tick paradise

  • @briancooper2112
    @briancooper2112 Жыл бұрын

    Spooky.