Troopers: Pilot made emergency, upside-down landing in Knox field

Troopers: Pilot made emergency, upside-down landing in Knox field

Clifford A. Souza, a retired Air National Guard pilot, left his plane and did not immediately contact authorities.

Pilot makes emergency landing in Berne field after aircraft contacts tall grass - Newport Dispatch

BERNE — New York State Police responded to a reported sighting of a downed aircraft in a field located behind 2457 and 2435 Berne Altamont Road at approximately 7:49 a.m. July 16. A witness contacted 911 after observing a yellow aircraft from his residence. Troopers responded and located the pilot, Clifford A. Souza, 59, from Pattersonville, standing outside the aircraft. The investigation determined the incident occurred the previous evening, J…