Crash of a Lockheed 1 Vega on Mt Sherman: 2 killed
Date & Time:
Jan 5, 1932
Registration:
NR7973
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Pittsburgh – New York
MSN:
32
YOM:
1929
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
En roue from Pittsburgh to New York, the single engine airplane impacted the slope of Mt Sherman, some 17 km northwest of Newville. The aircraft was destroyed and both occupants were killed.
Crew:
Ruth Stewart,
Debbie Stanford.
Crew:
Ruth Stewart,
Debbie Stanford.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.
