▁March ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁an ▁American ▁Airlines ▁Con v air ▁CV - 2 4 0 - O ▁with ▁eight ▁passengers ▁dest ined ▁for ▁Bridge port ▁Airport ▁crash ed ▁on ▁the ▁run way ▁after ▁the ▁landing ▁g ear ▁was ▁ret ract ed ▁before ▁the ▁aircraft ▁had ▁lifted ▁off . ▁The ▁plane ▁land ed ▁on ▁its ▁bel ly ▁and ▁a ▁small ▁engine ▁fire ▁occurred . ▁No ▁inj uries . ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁an ▁Al leg hen y ▁Airlines ▁Con v air ▁ 5 8 0 ▁with ▁ 3 0 ▁passengers ▁arriv ing ▁from ▁Gro ton - New ▁London ▁Airport ▁crash ed , ▁striking ▁c ott ages ▁ ▁from ▁the ▁run way . ▁Tw enty - e ight ▁occup ants ▁died . ▁It ▁was ▁bl amed ▁on ▁pilot ▁error . ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁a ▁Bomb ard ier ▁D ash ▁ 8 - 1 0 0 , ▁operating ▁as ▁P ied mont ▁Airlines ▁flight ▁ 4 5 0 7 ▁from ▁Philadelphia ▁International ▁Airport ▁to ▁New ▁H aven ▁was ▁struck ▁by ▁light ning ▁over ▁the ▁Long ▁Island ▁Sound . ▁The ▁captain ▁reported ▁elect rical ▁problems ▁and ▁di vert ed ▁safely ▁to ▁Long ▁Island ▁Mac ar thur ▁Airport ▁due ▁to ▁better ▁weather . ▁The ▁flight ▁carried ▁ 3 3 ▁passengers ▁who ▁were ▁bus ed ▁to ▁New ▁H aven . ▁ ▁On ▁August ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁a ▁Rock well ▁International ▁Tur bo ▁Commander