Crash of a Stearman M-2 Speedmail in Vancouver: 1 killed
Date & Time:
Nov 30, 1929
Operator:
Registration:
NC9052
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Salt Lake City – Pasco – Portland – Seattle
MSN:
1002
YOM:
1929
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
While approaching Portland-Swan Island Field, the pilot encountered poor visibility due to foggy conditions and decided to return to Pasco. Doing so, the aircraft impacted power cables and crashed by a bridge located in Vancouver, near the Columbia River. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot Clarence C. Price was seriously injured. He died from his injuries the following day.
