Crash of a Stinson Reliant near Salinas: 5 killed

Date & Time: Dec 6, 1948 at 1910 LT
Type of aircraft:
Stinson SR-10 Reliant
Operator:
Jack E. Langley
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Oakland – Burbank
Location:
Salinas
California
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:
While cruising in reduced visibility, the single engine aircraft struck the slope of a mountain located 18 miles east of Salinas. All five occupants were killed, among them four sailors from the Naval Base at Yerba Buena Island in the San Francisco Bay.

Crash of a Stinson AT-19 at RAF Hullavington

Date & Time: Jan 28, 1946
Type of aircraft:
Stinson SR-10 Reliant
Operator:
Registration:
FB649
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
77-377
Location:
Hullavington AFB
Wiltshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
At liftoff, the left wing dropped. The aircraft crashed and came to rest. All three crew members were rescued.

Crash of a Stinson AT-19 on Mt Sawel: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jan 5, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Stinson SR-10 Reliant
Operator:
Registration:
FK914
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Eglinton – Macrihanish
Location:
Mt Sawel
Londonderry
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
En route from Eglinton to Macrihanish, the crew encountered poor weather conditions (snow falls) when the aircraft struck the slope of Mt Sawel. The wreckage was found on 29 January 1944. All three occupants were killed.
Crew:
S/Lt Alan Albert Pollock,
S/Lt Alan Frederick Orchard,
S/Lt John Bernard Johnson.

Crash of a Stinson SR-10J3 Reliant off Rio de Janeiro

Date & Time: Jul 7, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Stinson SR-10 Reliant
Operator:
Registration:
PP-PIP
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Rio de Janeiro - Rio de Janeiro
MSN:
5945
Location:
Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont
Rio de Janeiro
Country:
Brazil
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training flight at Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport when he was forced to ditch the aircraft in the Guanabara Bay. Both pilots were rescued. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Stinson SR-10C Reliant in Higganum: 2 killed

Date & Time: Apr 16, 1940 at 1110 LT
Type of aircraft:
Stinson SR-10 Reliant
Operator:
Inter-City Airlines
Registration:
NC18482
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Boston – New Haven
MSN:
3-5811
Location:
Higganum
Connecticut
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
En route from Boston to New Haven, the pilot encountered engine problems. He attempted an emergency landing when the airplane crashed in the Higganum Reservoir State Park, some 35 km northeast of New Haven Airport. Two passengers were killed and two other occupants were injured.
Probable cause:
Emergency landing following an engine failure in flight.
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