Pennsylvania

After takeoff from Pittsburgh-Bettis Field, the pilot lost his orientation due to foggy conditions. He turned over the airport for almost 15 minutes when he lost control of the airplane that crashed on Pittsburgh-McKeesport Blvd located near the airfield. The pilot Harry Smith, sole on board, was killed.

En route from Columbus to New York, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions with low clouds. While flying at low height in poor visibility, the airplane impacted trees and crashed in a wooded area located in Mount Gretna. The aircraft was destroyed and all four occupants were killed.

Shortly after takeoff from Harrisburg Airport, while climbing, one of the engine failed. The pilot elected to return when the aircraft stalled and crashed in the backyard of a residence located in Royalton, less than 2 km east from the airport. A passenger was seriously injured while seven other occupants were killed. Few hours later, the only survivor died from his injuries. The aircraft was on its way to the Bolling AFB, Washington DC.
Crew:
Henry Rosser Angell, pilot,
Passengers:
1st Henry Crowan,
1st Lt Samuel P. Jones,
Sgt Joseph B. McCarthy,
Sgt Rudolph J. Le Hutta,
Sgt Patrick Conroy,
Pvt Clarence E. Birch,
Pvt Mike D. Kelly.

En route, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions and low visibility due to heavy snow falls. He decided to reduce his altitude and to attempt an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed. It was destroyed and the pilot was injured.

The pilot William Hopson was performing a mail flight from Cleveland to New York. En route, weather conditions worsened and the visibility was poor due to heavy rain falls. While cruising at low altitude, the aircraft impacted trees and crashed in wooded and hilly terrain. The wreckage was found a day later and the pilot was killed.

En route from New Brunswick to Bellefonte, while on a night mail flight, the pilot got lost due to poor visibility caused by foggy conditions. While attempting an emergency landing, the aircraft hit a tree and crashed in the Susquehanna River off Sunbury. The pilot was rescued and the aircraft was lost.

The pilot John R. Armstrong was killed in this accident that occurred in unknown circumstances.

The pilot Charles H. Ames was performing a mail flight from New Brunswick to Bellefonte. Enroute, he encountered poor weather conditions and low visibility due to fog. While trying to establish a visual contact with the ground, the aircraft collided with trees and crashed in a wooded area located on Mt Nittany. As the aircraft failed to arrive in Bellefonte, SAR operations were initiated and more than 1,000 people took part to these operations. Ten days later, on October 11, a boy aged 15 found the wreckage and the dead body in a dense wooded area.

En route from Bellefonte to Cleveland, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions with snow falls. He reduced his altitude in an attempt to make an emergency landing when the aircraft impacted trees and crashed, bursting into flames. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.

En route from Bellefonte to Cleveland, the pilot encountered poor visibility due to foggy conditions. He reduced his altitude to maintain a visual contact with the ground when the airplane impacted a barbed wire fence and crashed, coming to rest upside down. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.