Deer Park Airport (New York)
Deer Park Airport | |
|---|---|
| Summary | |
| Airport type | Private |
| Owner | Louis and Connie Mancuso |
| Location | Deer Park, New York |
| Opened | 1946 |
| Closed | 1974 |
| Occupants | Private users |
| Elevation AMSL | 74 ft / 23 m |
| Coordinates | 40°45′49.9″N 73°18′29.4″W / 40.763861°N 73.308167°W |
Deer Park Airport was an airport in Deer Park in the Town of Babylon, on Long Island, in New York, United States.
Description[edit]
Deer Park Airport opened in 1946, after approval was granted by the Town of Babylon.[1][2][3][4] It was owned by Louis and Connie Mancuso and was situated on roughly 52 acres (21 ha) of land.[1][2][3]
The airport closed in 1974, after operating for nearly 3 decades.[1][4] After closing, the land was sold and redeveloped.[5]
Incidents and accidents[edit]
- May 11, 1946: A Grumman Widgeon, piloted by M.L. Pruyn of Great Neck, New York, missed the runway at the airport by approximately 800 yards after experiencing an engine failure over the Long Island Sound during a return flight from Massachusetts; the aircraft made an emergency landing on a field at a farm near the airport. There were no injuries.[6]
- October 20, 1956: Two small planes collided, injuring a 26-year-old student pilot from nearby Massapequa Park.[7]
See also[edit]
- Zahn's Airport – Another former airport on Long Island, located in nearby North Amityville.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: New York, Western Suffolk County". www.airfields-freeman.com. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
- ^ a b "Deer Park Airport Founders Inducted into Hall of Fame". Deer Park-North Babylon, NY Patch. 2018-06-27. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
- ^ a b "Protest Town OK Of Deer Park Airport". Newsday. January 4, 1946. p. 3 – via ProQuest.
- ^ a b Stoff, Joshua. Long Island Airports. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 0738536768.
- ^ "Work to Start On Deer Park Condominiums". Newsday. April 29, 1974. p. 30 – via ProQuest.
- ^ "Fourth Plane Makes Forced Landing on Deer Park Farm". Newsday. May 13, 1946. p. 3 – via ProQuest.
- ^ "L.I. PLANES COLLIDE, WOMAN PILOT HURT". The New York Times. 1956-10-21. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-08-30.