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Crash of a De Havilland DH.4B in Macon

Date & Time: Jan 21, 1921 at 1200 LT
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.4
Operator:
Registration:
AS-63670
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Macon
Georgia
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The engine failed in flight, forcing the pilot to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed and was destroyed. Both occupants were injured.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.4B at Fort Sill AFB

Date & Time: Jan 18, 1921
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.4
Operator:
Registration:
AS-68176
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
Fort Sill-Henry Post Field AFB
Oklahoma
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:
Crashed after takeoff from Fort Sill-Henry Post Field AFB.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.4B in San Francisco

Date & Time: Jan 14, 1921
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.4
Operator:
Registration:
153
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
City
Schedule:
Marina - Sacramento
Location:
San Francisco
California
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 Marina to Sacramento, while flying at an altitude of 2,000 over San Francisco in foggy conditions, the engine failed. The pilot elected to make an emergency landing and reduced his altitude when the airplane collided with the trolley wires and crashed in Gough Street, bursting into flames. The pilot escaped uninjured and the aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.4B in Arkansas City

Date & Time: Dec 11, 1920
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.4
Operator:
Registration:
AS-63130
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
Arkansas City
Kansas
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 aircraft crashed on landing. Crew fate unknown.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.4B at Fort Sill AFB

Date & Time: Nov 22, 1920
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.4
Operator:
Registration:
AS-68154
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
Fort Sill-Henry Post Field AFB
Oklahoma
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:
Crashed on landing at Fort Sill-Henry Post Field AFB.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.4B in Enid

Date & Time: Nov 13, 1920
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.4
Operator:
Registration:
AS-68024
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
Enid
Oklahoma
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:
Crashed on landing in unknown circumstances. Crew fate unknown.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.4B near Tie Siding: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 6, 1920
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.4
Operator:
Registration:
178
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Salt Lake City – Cheyenne
Location:
Tie Siding
Wyoming
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 in poor visibility due to fog, the aircraft hit a mountain near Tie Siding, Wyoming. The pilot J. P. Woodward was killed.
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