Mansfield Municipal Airport Explained
Mansfield Municipal Airport |
Faa: | 1B9 |
Type: | Public |
Operator: | Town of Mansfield |
Location: | Mansfield, Massachusetts |
Opened: | May 1943[1] |
Elevation-F: | 122 |
Elevation-M: | 37.2 |
Mapframe: | yes |
R1-Number: | 14/32 |
R1-Length-F: | 3,500 |
R1-Length-M: | 1,067 |
R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
R2-Number: | 4/22 |
R2-Length-F: | 2,200 |
R2-Length-M: | 671 |
R2-Surface: | Turf |
Mansfield Municipal Airport is a public airport located 2miles southeast of the central business district of Mansfield, a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. During World War II, the airfield was Naval Outlying Landing Field Mansfield.[2]
It is a community airport located 1miles from the Xfinity Center. The airport offers flight training, fuel, etc.
Facilities
Mansfield Municipal Airport covers 230acres and has two runways:
- Runway 14/32: 3500x, Surface: Asphalt
- Runway 4/22: 2200x, Surface: Turf
Accidents and incidents
- On 26 July 1981, a Piper Colt crashed shortly after takeoff; the pilot and passenger were uninjured.[3] [4]
- On 28 January 1984, a Piper Arrow that departed Mansfield disappeared. Its wreckage was located near Gardner Municipal Airport on 10 February 1984; none of the four occupants survived.[5] [6]
- On 8 September 2007, A Cessna 172 crashed on takeoff, killing two of the four occupants.[7] [8] [9]
- On 15 February 2014, a Cessna 172 practicing landings hit a snowbank and skidded off the runway; the pilot was uninjured.[10] [11]
- On 23 February 2019, a flight instructor and student were killed when their Cessna 172 crashed at Mansfield; they had departed Norwood Memorial Airport an hour earlier.[12]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Mansfield Municipal Airport . airnav.com . February 23, 2019.
- Web site: Massachusetts Naval Air Bases, Coast Guard Bases, Military & Auxiliary Air Fields 1923-1945. Massachusetts Aviation Historical Society. 26 June 2014. 2011. 7 November 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191107190834/http://www.massaerohistory.org/Naval%20Air%20Bases%2C%20Coast%20Guard%20Bases%2C%20Military%20%26%20Auxiliary%20Air%20Fields%201923-1945.html. dead.
- News: 2 escape airport crash . . 14 . July 27, 1981 . February 23, 2019 . newspapers.com.
- Web site: NTSB Identification: NYC81DNA22 . . February 23, 2019.
- News: 4 bodies removed from wreckage of small plane near E. Templeton . David . Arnold . . 21 . February 11, 1984 . February 23, 2019 . newspapers.com.
- Web site: National Transportation Safety Board Aviation Accident Final Report, Accident Number NYC84FA085 . . February 23, 2019.
- News: Two die in Mansfield plane crash . Brian . Ballou . Ryan . Haggerty . . B1 . September 9, 2007 . February 23, 2019 . newspapers.com.
- News: Official says plane stalled before Mansfield crash . Kay . Lazar . . B8 . September 10, 2007 . February 23, 2019 . newspapers.com.
- Web site: National Transportation Safety Board Aviation Accident Final Report, Accident Number ATL07FA125 . . September 26, 2008 . February 23, 2019.
- News: Pilot misses runway, hits snowbank . . B4 . February 16, 2014 . February 23, 2019 . newspapers.com.
- Web site: National Transportation Safety Board Aviation Accident Final Report, Accident Number ERA14CA124 . . April 1, 2014 . February 23, 2019.
- News: Two killed in plane crash at Mansfield Municipal Airport, state police say . . February 23, 2019 . February 23, 2019.