Crash of a Stinson SR-9 Reliant off Edgartown
Date & Time:
Jul 23, 1937 at 1925 LT
Survivors:
Yes
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The aircraft has just been delivered to this operator and the pilot Alfred R. Lecksheid was performing a flight over the harbor of Edgartown when the starboard wing hit the mast of a boat. The aircraft crashed into the harbor and was damaged beyond repair. All five occupants were injured and both crew on the boat were unhurt.
