Crash of a Keystone B-6A near Fredericksburg: 5 killed
Date & Time:
Apr 5, 1936 at 2100 LT
Operator:
Registration:
32-173
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Pottstown – Middletown
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
En route from Pottstown to Middletown, while cruising at night, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with heavy rain falls. In limited visibility, the airplane impacted the slope of a mountain located 11 km northwest of Fredericksburg. The aircraft was destroyed and all five crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.
