Crash of a Pitcairn PA-6 Mailwing in Casar
Date & Time:
Nov 12, 1930 at 0330 LT
Operator:
Registration:
NC298E
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Charlotte – Greensboro
MSN:
19
YOM:
1929
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route from Charlotte to Greensboro, the engine failed. As the pilot was unable to attempt an emergency landing, he decided to bail out. The aircraft crashed in a field and was destroyed. The pilot Henry Tyndall 'Dick' Merrill was unhurt.
Probable cause:
Engine failure caused by fuel exhaustion.
