▁is ▁un in j ured , ▁but ▁his ▁passenger , ▁Congress man ▁Th ad de us ▁Campbell ▁S weet ▁is ▁killed . ▁S weet ▁becomes ▁the ▁first ▁sitting ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Congress ▁to ▁die ▁in ▁a ▁plane ▁crash . ▁He ▁and ▁the ▁pilot ▁had ▁depart ed ▁Bol ling ▁Field ▁shortly ▁after ▁breakfast ▁" in ▁a ▁new ▁Army ▁observation ▁plane " ▁to ▁fly ▁to ▁O sw ego , ▁New ▁York , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁speech . ▁L t . ▁Ho pp in , ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁careful ▁pilot , ▁fle w ▁into ▁a ▁storm ▁between ▁B ingham ton , ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁Cort land , ▁New ▁York . ▁He ▁thought ▁it ▁best ▁to ▁land ▁and ▁selected ▁a ▁field ▁on ▁a ▁stock ▁farm ▁near ▁Whit ney ▁Point . ▁The ▁field ▁was ▁kn obb ly , ▁and ▁the ▁air plane ▁b ounced ▁and ▁turned ▁a ▁som ers ault . ▁S weet , ▁having ▁un bu ck led ▁his ▁safety ▁bel t , ▁was ▁pitch ed ▁against ▁the ▁co ck pit ▁wall , ▁and ▁killed ▁by ▁a ▁head ▁injury . ▁L t . ▁Ho pp in , ▁bel ted ▁in ▁his ▁seat , ▁was ▁un bru ised . ▁S weet ▁was ▁buried ▁at ▁the ▁R ural ▁C emetery ▁at ▁Phoenix , ▁New ▁York . ▁▁ 2 8 ▁May ▁ ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁Air ▁Corps ▁F ok ker ▁CO - 4 A , ▁ 2 3 - 1 2 0 6 , ▁based ▁at ▁Lang ley ▁Field , ▁Virginia