Crash of a Stinson SR-9FM Reliant near Washago

Date & Time: May 27, 1948
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CF-OAV
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
5703
YOM:
1937
Location:
Country:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While taking off from the Severn River near Washago, a wing dug, causing the aircraft to overturn and to crash. There were no casualties but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Stinson UC-81J-ST Reliant at Westover AFB

Date & Time: Jul 23, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
42-57226
Flight Type:
MSN:
5216
YOM:
1937
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed on landing. Crew fate unknown.

Crash of a Stinson SR-9C Reliant in Old Sarum

Date & Time: Jul 12, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
W7983
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
5160
YOM:
1937
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The single engine airplane crashed for unknown reasons while taking off from Old Sarum Airfield. The pilot, sole on board, was uninjured and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Stinson SR-9 Reliant near Sedona: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 29, 1938
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
NC17159
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Washington DC – Winslow – Downey
MSN:
5119
YOM:
1937
Location:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The aircraft was performing a flight from Washington DC to Downey, California. After departing Winslow, Arizona, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions due to blizzard. He lost control of the airplane that crashed on the slope of Mt Wilson located in the region of Sedona. The pilot was Gerard Freebairn Vultee, an American aviation pioneer, and the passenger was his wife Sylvia Parker, daughter of Twentieth Century Fox film director Max Parker.

Crash of a Stinson SR-9EM Reliant in Hudson: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jan 12, 1938
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CF-BEI
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
5212
YOM:
1937
Location:
Country:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot lost control of the aircraft after a wing detached in flight. The aircraft crashed near Hudson and was destroyed. The pilot was killed.
Probable cause:
Wing failure for undetermined reason.

Crash of a Stinson SR-9 Reliant in Felidia: 3 killed

Date & Time: Dec 29, 1937
Type of aircraft:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Bogotá – Panama City
Country:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
While flying in foggy conditions, the aircraft struck a mountain and crashed near Felidia, west of Cali. All three occupants were killed, among them a journalist. Two other similar aircrafts crashed at the same time in similar circumstances.

Crash of a Stinson SR-9 Reliant in Felidia: 2 killed

Date & Time: Dec 29, 1937
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
104
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Bogotá – Panama City
Country:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
While flying in foggy conditions, the aircraft struck a mountain and crashed near Felidia, west of Cali. Both occupants were killed. Two other similar aircrafts crashed at the same time and in similar circumstances.

Crash of a Stinson SR-9 Reliant in Felidia: 2 killed

Date & Time: Dec 29, 1937
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
51
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Bogotá – Panama City
Country:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
While flying in foggy conditions, the aircraft struck a mountain and crashed near Felidia, west of Cali. Both occupants were killed. Two other similar aircrafts crashed at the same time and in similar circumstances.