Taylor Swift, the billionaire singer and songwriter, owns a beautiful residence in Rhode Island, which is famous as her vacation home. While she was making headlines for her appearance and the buzz around her wedding in New York City, a devastating plane crash occurred near Westerly State Airport, not far from the 36-year-old’s Watch Hill mansion.
Plane crashes near Taylor Swift’s beach house
The single-engine Cessna 172 plane went down in the field near the airport on Monday, May 18, 2026. While the pilot was forced to change course, and the plane was attempting to land, the certified flight instructor, said to be in his 20s, was unable to escape the wreckage despite being taken to nearby Westerly Hospital, according to the New York Post. “That was the loudest bang I’ve ever heard in my life. I thought something fell off a truck,” Kerry Vacca, a nearby resident, told WPRI.
The accident is being investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
1 year ago: Human remains Near Taylor Swift’s mansion
A year ago, Taylor Swift’s mansion in Rhode Island was in the news due to a strange and sad incident. Parts of human remains were found in May 2025 near her home. Causing great controversy, the remains of a human leg were discovered on May 14, then confirmed by police officials, news outlet WJAR reported. That area was counted as one of the posh areas, and the remains were reportedly found “two football fields” away from her $18 million (approx.) mansion near the beach.
After a month of investigation, the remains were said to be those of a 31-year-old man, Eric Wynn, who had disappeared the previous month.
