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Maryland

Crash of a De Havilland DH.4M in College Park: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 16, 1920
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.4
Operator:
Registration:
31704
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
College Park - College Park
Location:
College Park
Maryland
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 piot, sole on board, was completing a local training flight at College Park Aerodrome, practicing landings. Just after the third takeoff, the right lower wing impacted a wireless tower. The aircraft entered a dive and crashed, bursting into flames. The pilot Robert Gautier was killed.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.4 in Long Valley: 1 killed

Date & Time: Oct 30, 1919
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.4
Operator:
Registration:
77
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
College Park – Belmont Park
MSN:
77
Location:
Long Valley
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 was completing a mail flight from College Park to Belmont Park, New York. While overflying New Jersey, he encountered poor weather conditions and reduced his altitude to maintain a visual contact with the ground. Eventually, he decided to make an emergency landing in Long Valley, west of Newark, when the aircraft impacted ground and crashed in a field. The pilot J. P. Charlton was killed.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.4B in College Park

Date & Time: Jul 19, 1919
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.4
Operator:
Registration:
110
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
College Park - College Park
Location:
College Park
Maryland
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot, sole on board, was completing a local training flight at College Park Airport. While flying at low height in the vicinity of the airfield, the engine failed. The pilot attempted to return for an emergency landing when, during the last turn, the aircraft stalled and crashed. The pilot was injured and the aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.
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