Crash of a Curtiss Robin B in Sheboygan: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 23, 1930 at 1225 LT
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
NC360E
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Sheboygan - Sheboygan
MSN:
151
YOM:
1929
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Captain / Total flying hours:
2000
Circumstances:
The aircraft departed Sheboygan for a local tour, carrying two passengers and one pilot, Marshall Field. While completing aerobatics, the pilot lost control of the airplane that crashed in an open field, bursting into flames. The aircraft was destroyed and all three occupants were killed.

Crash of a Curtiss Robin B in Woodbine: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jan 9, 1930
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
NC8326
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Columbia - Miami
MSN:
203
YOM:
1929
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
En route from Columbia to Miami, the pilot lost control of the airplane that entered a dive and crashed in a marshy field near Woodbine. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot Neva Estelle Paris was killed.

Crash of a Curtiss Robin C-1 in Bogalusa

Date & Time: Sep 1, 1929
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
NC8372
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
254
YOM:
1929
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The aircraft suffered a structural failure on a wing, lost height and crashed in a pasture. All three occupants were injured.
Probable cause:
Wing failure in flight.