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

Date & Time: Oct 16, 1920
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.4
Operator:
Registration:
76
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Chicago - Omaha
Location:
Batavia
Illinois
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 Checkerboard Field (Chicago) to Omaha, the pilot encountered poor visibility due to foggy conditions. While flying at low height, the airplane collided with telephone wires and crashed, bursting into flames. The pilot Bryan McMullen was killed.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.4M off Millersburg: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 27, 1920
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.4
Operator:
Registration:
31679
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Hazlehurst – Bellefonte
Location:
Millersburg
Pennsylvania
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 Hazlehurst to Bellefonte, the pilot encountered poor visibility due to foggy conditions. He reduced his altitude to maintain a visual contact with the ground when the aircraft collided with power cables and crashed in the Susquehanna River off Millersburg. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot F. A. Robinson was killed.

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

Date & Time: Sep 16, 1920
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.4
Operator:
Registration:
AS-63019
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:
The aircraft crashed on takeoff. Crew fate unknown.

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

Date & Time: Sep 15, 1920
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.4
Operator:
Registration:
AS-63454
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Mineola – Northfield
Location:
Northfield
Massachusetts
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Following an uneventful flight from Mineola, Long Island, the airplane was approaching Northfield when it impacted trees and crashed in a wooded area. The pilot was killed and the passenger was injured.
Crew:
2nd Lt. Haven H. Spencer.
Passenger:
Mr. Herbert McMillian.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.4M in College Park: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 16, 1920
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.4
Operator:
Registration:
31704
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
College Park - College Park
Location:
College Park
Maryland
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:
The piot, sole on board, was completing a local training flight at College Park Aerodrome, practicing landings. Just after the third takeoff, the right lower wing impacted a wireless tower. The aircraft entered a dive and crashed, bursting into flames. The pilot Robert Gautier was killed.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.4 in Pampanga

Date & Time: Aug 12, 1920
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.4
Operator:
Registration:
AS-23587
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Pampanga
Pampanga
Country:
Philippines
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The aircraft suffered an in-flight engine failure, forcing the pilot to attempt an emergency landing in an open field. There were no casualties and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.4 at Mitchel AFB

Date & Time: Aug 11, 1920
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.4
Operator:
Registration:
SC-30913
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
Mitchel AFB (Long Island)
New York
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 in unknown circumstances. Crew fate unknown.

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

Date & Time: Jul 18, 1920
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.4
Operator:
Registration:
AS-22856
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
Atlantic City
New Jersey
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. Crew fate unknown.
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