He died when the ERCO Ercoupe aircraft he piloted experienced engine problems and crashed into the Chesapeake Bay on September 20, 1956. He had taken off in the airplane from Easton, Maryland at around 6 p.m. ET.
He perished in an airplane accident involving his ERCO Ercoupe aircraft that encountered engine issues and crashed into Chesapeake Bay on September 20, 1956, while departing from Easton, Maryland at approximately 6 p.m. ET.