THE ROBIN GOODFELLOW RAN AGROUND 1/4 SOUTH OF NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE, IN 1931, BECAUSE THE GREEN AND WHITE BEACON LIGHT OF THE BELLANCA AIRFIELD IN NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE , ON THE BANKS OF THE DELAWARE RIVER SOUTH OF NEW CASTLE STOPPED ROTATING AT NIGHT, WITH THE WHITE LIGHT POINTING TOWARD THE RIVER. THE PILOT MISTOOK IT FOR A NEARBY NAVIGATION RANGE LIGHT, CAUSING THE SHIP TO RUN AGROUND WHERE IT STAYED FOR NEARLY TWO MOUNTHS BEFORE IT WAS FREED.
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