Crash of a Fairchild FC-2 in Syracuse

Date & Time: Apr 10, 1929
Type of aircraft:
Fairchild FC-2
Operator:
Registration:
NC5858
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
116
YOM:
1928
Location:
Syracuse
New York
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:
Shortly after takeoff, the aircraft stalled and crashed into a river near the airport. While the aircraft was destroyed, the pilot was injured.

Crash of a Fairchild FC-2W3 in Chibougamau

Date & Time: Jan 9, 1929
Type of aircraft:
Fairchild FC-2
Operator:
Canadian Transcontinental Airways
Registration:
G-CAIQ
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
49
YOM:
1928
Location:
Chibougamau
Quebec
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route, the pilot encountered technical problems and attempted to make an emergency landing. The aircraft landed on a snow covered road and skidded for few dozen metres before coming to rest against pine trees. Both occupants were uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Unknown technical failure.

Crash of a Fairchild FC-2W3 in Stafford Springs: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jan 5, 1929
Type of aircraft:
Fairchild FC-2
Operator:
Registration:
NC5650
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Boston – Hartford
MSN:
111
YOM:
1928
Location:
Stafford Springs
Connecticut
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 flying in poor weather conditions, the aircraft hit a mountain slope in Stafford Springs. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was killed.

Crash of a Fairchild FC-2W2 in Chattanooga: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 23, 1928
Type of aircraft:
Fairchild FC-2
Operator:
Interstate Airlines
Registration:
NC9711
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Chattanooga – Atlanta
MSN:
534
YOM:
1929
Location:
Chattanooga
Tennessee
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Chattanooga Airport, while climbing, the aircraft stalled and crashed onto a house near the airport. A passenger was seriously injured while all four other occupants were killed. Nobody on the ground was hurt. The aircraft and the house were destroyed.

Crash of a Fairchild FC-2 in Rural Grove: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jan 8, 1928
Type of aircraft:
Fairchild FC-2
Operator:
Registration:
NC3780
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Albany – Buffalo
MSN:
39
YOM:
1928
Location:
Rural Grove
New York
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:
Few minutes after takeoff from Albany, while cruising southwest of Amsterdam, the pilot encountered poor visibility due to foggy conditions. While flying at low altitude, apparently to maintain a visual contact with the ground, the single engine aircraft hit tree tops in the Rural Grove State Forest and crashed. All three occupants were killed.

Crash of a Fairchild FC-2 in Sioux Lookout

Date & Time: Dec 24, 1927
Type of aircraft:
Fairchild FC-2
Operator:
Registration:
G-CAIE
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
17
YOM:
1927
Location:
Sioux Lookout
Ontario
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot was forced to attempt an emergency landing following an engine failure. Crew fate unknown.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of a Fairchild FC-2 in New Brunswick: 4 killed

Date & Time: Oct 30, 1927
Type of aircraft:
Fairchild FC-2
Operator:
Registration:
NC1851
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
20
YOM:
1927
Location:
New Brunswick
New Jersey
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff, at a height of 200 feet, the aircraft stalled and crashed. All four occupants were killed.
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