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Crash of a Hamilton H-47 in Edgerton: 3 killed

Date & Time: Nov 24, 1928
Type of aircraft:
Hamilton H-47
Operator:
Registration:
NC7521
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Cleveland – Cambridge City
MSN:
46
YOM:
1928
Location:
Edgerton
Ohio
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
En route from Cleveland to Cambridge City, Indiana, weather conditions deteriorated. Due to poor visibility caused by heavy snow falls, the pilot reduced his altitude and attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed. All three occupants were killed.

Crash of a Waco 10 in Dayton: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 4, 1928
Type of aircraft:
Waco 10 (GXE)
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Dayton - Dayton
Location:
Dayton
Ohio
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The aircraft departed Dayton for a local plaisance flight. While completing aerobatics manoeuvres, the aircraft suffered a wing failure. The pilot lost control of the airplane that crashed on the ground, killing all three occupants.
Probable cause:
Wing failure in flight.

Crash of a Ford 2 in Cleveland

Date & Time: Apr 15, 1928
Type of aircraft:
Ford 2
Operator:
Registration:
NC2432
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
2-AT-005
YOM:
1928
Location:
Cleveland
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:
Named 'Maiden Dearborn V', the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances. Occupant fate unknown.

Crash of a Keystone XLB-5 in Reynoldsburg: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 28, 1927
Type of aircraft:
Keystone LB-5
Operator:
Registration:
26-208
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Test
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Columbus - Columbus
MSN:
01
YOM:
1927
Location:
Reynoldsburg
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 crew was engaged in a local test flight on this first prototype, a Keystone XLB-5. While cruising at a height of 1,200 feet southeast of Columbus Airport, the aircraft experienced a catastrophic failure of its right engine when a blade separated from the hub with explosive power, and tearing the engine apart. Shrapnel sprayed the five-man crew, which included 2nd Bombardment Group commander Major Lewis H. Brereton, flying copilot, and all except the nose gunner immediately parachuted. The nose gunner died in the crash, and the gasoline-soaked wreckage subsequently exploded and burned on the ground.
Probable cause:
Propeller blade failure and separation in flight.

Crash of a Douglas M-2 in Bowling Green

Date & Time: Dec 23, 1926
Type of aircraft:
Douglas M-3
Operator:
Registration:
622
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Cleveland – Chicago
Location:
Bowling Green
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:
En route from Cleveland to Chicago, the pilot encountered icing conditions and decided to abandon the airplane and to bail out. The aircraft crashed in a field and was destroyed while the pilot was uninjured.

Crash of a Curtiss Carrier Pigeon in Montpelier: 1 killed

Date & Time: Feb 12, 1926
Type of aircraft:
Curtiss Carrier Pigeon
Operator:
Registration:
602
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Chicago - Bryan
Location:
Montpelier
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:
1
Circumstances:
While cruising at low altitude on a mail flight from Chicago to Bryan, the single engine aircraft impacted trees and crashed in a wooded area. Sole on board, the pilot Arthur R. Smith was killed.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.4B in Castalia: 1 killed

Date & Time: Dec 6, 1923 at 1030 LT
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.4
Operator:
Registration:
318
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Cleveland – Chicago
Location:
Castalia
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:
1
Circumstances:
En route from Cleveland to Chicago, the pilot lost control of the airplane that dove into the ground and crashed in an open field located in Castalia, bursting into flames. The pilot was seriously injured but died from his injuries few hours later.
Probable cause:
Loss of control in flight after the control stick broke.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.4B in Colton: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 7, 1923
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.4
Operator:
Registration:
283
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Cleveland – Chicago
Location:
Colton
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:
1
Circumstances:
En route from Cleveland to Chicago, the engine failed. The pilot reduced his altitude and attempted an emergency landing when the airplane collided with a steel tower and crashed. The pilot, sole on board, was seriously injured and died from his injuries few hours later.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of a Martin NBS-1 in Dayton: 5 killed

Date & Time: Apr 21, 1923
Type of aircraft:
Martin NBS-1 (MB-2)
Operator:
Registration:
AS-64205
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Dayton - Langley
Location:
Dayton-McCook Field
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:
Shortly after takeoff from McCook Field located in Dayton downtown, bound to Langley, Virginia, the aircraft encountered gusty winds, went out of control and crashed in the Miami River. All five occupants, among them Captain Walter Ralls Lawson, were killed.
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