Crash of a Ryan B-1 Brougham in Marianna: 6 killed

Date & Time: Oct 20, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Ryan B-1 Brougham
Operator:
J. O. Dockery
Registration:
NC5559
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Marianna - Marianna
MSN:
124
YOM:
1928
Location:
Marianna
Arkansas
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Marianna on a local flight, carrying four passengers and one pilot. While flying at an altitude of about 500 feet in the vicinity of the airfield, the airplane collided with a parachutist. The parachute became entangled on the aircraft that entered a dive and crashed. All five occupants and the parachutist were killed.

Crash of a Ryan B-1 Brougham in Saint Ansgar: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 4, 1934 at 1700 LT
Type of aircraft:
Ryan B-1 Brougham
Operator:
Fred Symington
Registration:
NC6586
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Waterloo - Waterloo
MSN:
128
YOM:
1928
Location:
Saint Ansgar
Iowa
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The single engine airplane departed Waterloo Airport on a local pleasance flight, carrying four passengers and one pilot. En route, one wing failed. The airplane dove into the ground and crashed in Saint Ansgar. All five occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Loss of control following a wing failure in flight.

Crash of a Ryan B-1 Brougham in Torreón: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 28, 1931 at 1020 LT
Type of aircraft:
Ryan B-1 Brougham
Operator:
Registration:
XA-BHD
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Torreón - Torreón
MSN:
56
YOM:
1927
Location:
Torreón
Coahuila
Country:
Mexico
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training flight at Torreón Airport when the accident occurred in unknown circumstances. The aircraft was destroyed and all three occupants were killed.

Crash of a Ryan B-1 Brougham in Guatemala City: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 28, 1929
Type of aircraft:
Ryan B-1 Brougham
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Demonstration
Survivors:
No
Site:
City
Schedule:
Guatemala City - Guatemala City
Location:
Guatemala City-La Aurora
Guatemala
Country:
Guatemala
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew and both passengers were performing a flight over Guatemala city on board this Ryan B-1 Brougham owned by the Cuerpo de Aeronáutica Militar de Guatemala. While flying over the city at a too low altitude, the aircraft hit the roof of a house and crashed. All four occupants were killed.
Crew:
Col Jacinto Rodríguez Díaz, pilot,
Lt José Luis Balcárcel, copilot.
Passengers:
Engineer Julio Montano Novella, consul of Guatemala in New York, and his son Carlos Montano Novella.

Crash of a Ryan B-1 Brougham in Mount Gretna: 4 killed

Date & Time: Mar 25, 1929
Type of aircraft:
Ryan B-1 Brougham
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Columbus – New York
Location:
Mount Gretna
Pennsylvania
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:
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.

Crash of a Ryan B-1 Brougham in Tucson: 4 killed

Date & Time: Oct 23, 1928
Type of aircraft:
Ryan B-1 Brougham
Operator:
George Peck
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Location:
Tucson
Arizona
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:
The airplane crashed in a mountainous terrain located near Tucson, bursting into flames. All four occupants were killed.

Crash of a Ryan B-1 Brougham in Mount Holly: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 12, 1928
Type of aircraft:
Ryan B-1 Brougham
Operator:
Registration:
M-SCOM
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Ferry
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Roosevelt Field – Mexico City
Location:
Mount Holly
New Jersey
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 pilot departed Roosevelt Field on a solo flight to Mexico City. Few minutes after takeoff, he encountered poor weather conditions with storm activity and turbulences. He attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in Mount Holly. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot, the Mexican aviator Cpt Emilio Carranza Rodríguez was killed. The aircraft, named 'Mexico-Excelsior', was owned by the Mexican daily newspaper 'Excelsior'.

Crash of a Ryan B-1 Brougham in Whitehorse

Date & Time: May 5, 1928
Type of aircraft:
Ryan B-1 Brougham
Operator:
Registration:
G-CAHR
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
33
YOM:
1928
Location:
Whitehorse
Yukon
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The first commercial airplane to operate in the Yukon was the Ryan B-1 Brougham named 'Queen of the Yukon'. It was purchased new by Yukon Airways and Exploration Company Ltd., owners Andy Cruickshank and Clyde Wann, at the factory in San Diego in 1927. Purchase price was $10,260. A stock version of Charles Lindbergh’s highly modified Ryan, she was touted as the sister ship to the famous Spirit of St. Louis, in which he made his famous transatlantic flight. After only seven months in service, including two forced landings and less than two dozen revenue flights logged, on May 5th, 1928, pilot Tommy Stephens encountered a gusty crosswind while attempting to land in Whitehorse, and crashed the Queen into the company agent’s Model T-Ford, ending her Yukon service career. The pilot and two passengers survived with minor injuries.

Source: Yukon News

Crash of a Ryan B-1 Brougham off Lae

Date & Time: Apr 23, 1928
Type of aircraft:
Ryan B-1 Brougham
Operator:
Airgold
Registration:
G-AUGR
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
YOM:
1928
Location:
Lae
Morobe
Country:
Papua New Guinea
Region:
Oceania
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On approach to Lae, the single engine airplane stalled and crashed in the sea. Both occupants were rescued and the aircraft sank and was lost.
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