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Crash of a Douglas C-50B at Wright Patterson AFB

Date & Time: Jul 24, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-50 (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
41-7705
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
4111
YOM:
1941
Location:
Wright-Patterson AFB (Dayton)
Ohio
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On approach to Wright-Patterson AFB, one of the engine caught fire and fell from the airplane. The crew made a forced landing near the airbase. All seven crew members were rescued and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Engine fire on approach.

Crash of a Beechcraft AT-7 Navigator in Carbon Hill: 5 killed

Date & Time: May 16, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Beechcraft AT-7 Navigator
Operator:
Registration:
41-1147
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Louisville – Pittsburgh
MSN:
439
YOM:
1941
Location:
Carbon Hill
Ohio
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The twin engine airplane departed Louisville on a flight to Pittsburgh, carrying vie crew members. En route, weather conditions deteriorated and the visibility was poor. The crew apparently got lost when the airplane impacted the slope of a hill and disintegrated on impact. All five occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Douglas DST-A-207A in Cleveland: 10 killed

Date & Time: May 24, 1938 at 2217 LT
Type of aircraft:
Douglas DC-3
Operator:
Registration:
NC18108
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Newark – Cleveland – Chicago
MSN:
1956
YOM:
1937
Flight number:
UA009
Location:
Cleveland
Ohio
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
7
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
10
Captain / Total flying hours:
12000
Circumstances:
The aircraft was on approach to Cleveland Airport when the right engine fired. While cruising at an altitude of 4,000 feet, the crew attempted to make an emergency landing when control was lost. The aircraft crashed in a wooded area located 14 km from the airport and was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire. All 10 occupants were killed.
Crew:
James L. Brandon, pilot,
Austin S. Merrifield, copilot,
Fildred A., stewardess.
Passengers:
John Rodd Hoffett,
Elling M. Veblen,
Ralph Parker Morrell,
John K. Brostuen,
Richard Charles Lewis,
Charles T. Lickel,
L. Arthur Doty.
Probable cause:
It is the opinion of the Investigating Board that the probable cause of this accident was a fire in the right engine accessory section which resulted from the failure of a cylinder barrel and was fed from the right engine oil supply.
Final Report:

Crash of a Lockheed C-36 Electra at Wright AFB

Date & Time: Feb 3, 1938
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed C-36 Electra
Operator:
Registration:
37-65
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
1071
YOM:
1936
Location:
Wright-Patterson AFB (Dayton)
Ohio
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff, the aircraft stalled and crashed some 200 metres past the runway end. There were no casualties and the aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
The accident was caused by an engine failure shortly after rotation.

Crash of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress in Dayton: 2 killed

Date & Time: Oct 30, 1935
Type of aircraft:
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Operator:
Registration:
NX13372
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Test
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Dayton - Dayton
MSN:
1963
YOM:
1935
Location:
Dayton-Wright Brothers Memorial
Ohio
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a local test flight on this first prototype of the Boeing 299 (registered NX13372 - 'X13372') which will be renamed later Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. Shortly after take off from Wilbur Wright Field located near Dayton, the aircraft stalled and crashed in an open field located just past the runway end, bursting into flames. The pilot was killed while three other occupants were seriously injured. One of the survivor, the flight engineer, died few days later. Wilbur Wright Field became in 1948 Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The captain who was killed was Major Ployer Peter Hill, an American aviator who will give his name to the Ogden Air Base in Utah on December 1, 1939. The flight engineer was Les Tower.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the loss of control after takeoff was the consequence of locked ailerons.

Crash of a Northrop Alpha 4 in Saint Clairsville

Date & Time: Sep 22, 1934
Type of aircraft:
Northrop Alpha 4
Operator:
Registration:
NC986Y
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
11
YOM:
1931
Location:
Saint Clairsville
Ohio
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While on a mail flight, the pilot decided to abandon the aircraft and bailed out. The single engine airplane entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in Saint Clairsville, west of Wheeling, and was destroyed. The pilot was uninjured.
Probable cause:
The decision to abandon the aircraft was taken due to a fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Keystone B-6A in Cleveland: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 16, 1934
Type of aircraft:
Keystone LB-6
Operator:
Registration:
32-177
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Cleveland - Cleveland
Location:
Cleveland
Ohio
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Cleveland on a local training sortie. It crashed for unknown reasons while taking off. A crew member was killed and four others were injured.

Crash of a Lockheed 1 Vega in Youngstown

Date & Time: Jun 24, 1934
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed 1 Vega
Operator:
Paul F. Jones
Registration:
NC4097
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
6
YOM:
1928
Location:
Youngstown-Warren
Ohio
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The plane crashed in an open field following an engine failure. Crew fate unknown. The aircraft was owned by Paul F. Jones & Jennings B. McJunkin of Youngstown, Ohio.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of a Pitcairn PA-6 Mailwing in Conneaut

Date & Time: Mar 22, 1933 at 0527 LT
Type of aircraft:
Pitcairn PA-6 Mailwing
Operator:
Registration:
NC482E
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Cleveland – Buffalo
MSN:
24
YOM:
1929
Location:
Conneaut
Ohio
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While on a night cargo flight from Cleveland to Buffalo, flying into snow falls, the airplane suffered an engine failure. The pilot bailed out and abandoned the aircraft that entered a dive and crashed in an open field located near the shore of Erie Lake. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was uninjured.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.
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