Crash of a Pitcairn PA-6 Mailwing in Conneaut
Date & Time:
Mar 22, 1933 at 0527 LT
Operator:
Registration:
NC482E
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Cleveland – Buffalo
MSN:
24
YOM:
1929
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While on a night cargo flight from Cleveland to Buffalo, flying into snow falls, the airplane suffered an engine failure. The pilot bailed out and abandoned the aircraft that entered a dive and crashed in an open field located near the shore of Erie Lake. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was uninjured.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.
