Crash of a Bellanca CH-300 Pacemaker in Rutland: 2 killed
Date & Time:
Jun 24, 1934
Registration:
NC863N
Survivors:
No
MSN:
186
YOM:
1930
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane was engaged in a topographic/cartography mission, carrying one passenger and one pilot. While cruising at an altitude of 3,000 feet, the airplane collided with a Connecticut National Guard Douglas O-38. Registered 31-352, the aircraft was completing an observation flight with one pilot on board. Following the collision, both airplanes entered a dive and crashed in Rutland. Both occupants on board the Bellanca were killed while the pilot of the O-38 was able to bail out.
