Plane Crash in Greenfield Claims Lives of Three, Including Flight Training School President
GREENFIELD, Mass. – A tragic plane crash on the Greenfield-Leyden line claimed the lives of three people, including a Southwick woman who was the president and lead instructor for a flight training school based at the Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport. The victims were identified as Frederika Ballard, 53, William Hampton, 68, and Chad Davidson, 29. The plane, a Beechcraft 55 Baron Twin-Piston, was located in a wooded area within the Leyden Wildlife Management Area, with all …