One dead after plane crashes just minutes from Taylor Swift’s RI holiday house
A plane crash near Taylor Swift's Rhode Island holiday home resulted in the death of the pilot. The single-engine Cessna 172 crashed while attempting to land at Westerly State Airport. The incident is currently under investigation by aviation authorities.
- ▪The pilot, a certified flight instructor in his 20s, was the only person onboard and was pronounced dead at the hospital.
- ▪The crash occurred in a field close to the airport, which is a five-minute drive from Swift's mansion.
- ▪This incident marks the first fatal accident at Westerly State Airport since 2003.
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US News One dead after plane crashes just minutes from Taylor Swift’s RI holiday house By Anthony Blair Published May 19, 2026, 11:15 a.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google A pilot has died after his plane crashed while trying to land at a Rhode Island airport close to Taylor Swift’s holiday mansion. The single-engine Cessna 172 propeller plane crashed in a field close to Westerly State Airport on Monday, killing the male pilot, who was the only person onboard, WPRI reported. The airport is just a five-minute drive from Watch Hill, where Swift, 36, owns an eight-bedroom mansion. 3 One person has died after a plane crash in Westerly, Rhode Island. WPRI “It was the loudest bang I’ve ever heard in my life.
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