Roosevelt Field

Shortly after takeoff from Hartford-Rentschler Airfield, the airplane lost height and crashed. Two passengers were killed while three others were seriously injured. The aircraft was totally destroyed upon impact.
Crew:
Wynn Bradford, pilot,
Eli Abramson, copilot.
Passengers:
Michael Madrazo, †
Joseph Kransky, †
George Daulfkirsch.

Crashed in unknown circumstances. Occupant fate unknown.

The crew was completing a local test flight at Roosevelt Field. On Final approach, at a height of 300 feet, the aircraft suffered a structural failure and crashed short of runway, bursting into flames. The aircraft was destroyed and both crew members were killed.

First prototype of the Fokker F32, this huge four engine plane (two push-pull engines) capable to carry 32 passengers was engaged in a test flight forming part of the certification program. The test pilot S. M. Boggs was accompanied by an inspector from the Department of Commerce. It was decided to takeoff from Roosevelt Field to Teterboro with one of the two left engine off. Shortly after liftoff, while climbing, the second left engine failed. Due to insufficient speed, the aircraft stalled and crashed on a house located near the airport, bursting into flames. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire. Both occupants were injured and a baby in the house was found unhurt.

Shortly after takeoff from Roosevelt Field, the single engine aircraft stalled and crashed in Garden City, near the airport. The aircraft was destroyed and all four occupants were injured, two seriously.

The pilot departed Roosevelt Field on a solo flight to Mexico City. Few minutes after takeoff, he encountered poor weather conditions with storm activity and turbulences. He attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in Mount Holly. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot, the Mexican aviator Cpt Emilio Carranza Rodríguez was killed. The aircraft, named 'Mexico-Excelsior', was owned by the Mexican daily newspaper 'Excelsior'.

At the end of the afternoon, the seaplane named 'The Dawn' departed Roosevelt Field in New York, bound for a transatlantic flight to London, UK, with an intermediate stop for refuel at Harbour Grace, Newfoundland. While cruising in bad weather conditions along the Massachusetts coast, the aircraft crashed in the sea some 35 km off Cape Cod. SAR operations were conducted for several days but no trace of the aircraft nor the crew was ever found.
Crew:
Oskar Omdal, pilot,
Brice Goldsborough, radio,
Frank Koehler, flight engineer.
Passenger:
Mrs. Frances Wilson Grayson.

The Orteig prize was won by Charles Lindbergh last 22nd of May so the crew was preparing the aircraft for the first postal and nonstop transatlantic flight between the United States and Paris. The aircraft named 'America' departed Roosevelt Field on 29JUN1927 with a crew of four on board. The flight was hard with many difficulties en route. Arriving over Paris from the north, the crew contacted ground services at Le Bourget Airport at 0110LT to obtain assistance as he was unable to localize the airport due to foggy conditions. After few minutes, the crew decided to return to the north and saw some lights on the ground and the sea as well. At this time, the crew realized he was not over Paris but Normandy. Due to poor visibility (night and fog) and fuel shortage, the crew understood it was not possible to continue to Paris anymore so he attempted to make an emergency landing. Aircraft eventually came to rest in the sea some 300 metres offshore, near Ver-sur-Mer. When it contacted water, the aircraft lost its undercarriage and nosed down before coming to rest. All four occupants evacuated the cabin themselves and swam to the beach. While all four occupants were slightly injured, the aircraft was recovered few hours later but was destroyed. The mail was later recovered as well.
Crew:
Cdt Richard E. Byrd, pilot,
Bert Acosta, pilot,
Bernt Balchen, pilot,
George O. Noville, radio officer.

The first transatlantic attempt was scheduled for the 16SEP1926 but was abandoned after the aircraft developed a fuel leak. The next available break in the weather was to be the 21SEP1926 and the aircraft was fueled during the previous night with 50 barrels of gasoline. When the aircraft was weighed, it was found to be 4,000 lbs overweight (other sources said 10,000 pounds). The pilot René Fonck with his copilot Lt Lawrence W. Curtin of the United States Navy were joined by a radio operator and a Sikorsky mechanic for the flight. In front of a large crowd at Roosevelt Field the aircraft gathered speed when the auxiliary landing gear broke away. The aircraft failed to get airborne and plunged down a steep slope at the end of the runway and burst into flames. Both pilots escaped uninjured while the radio operator and the mechanic were killed. The aircraft which had cost $80,000 was not insured. The Sikorsky S-35 was an American twin-engined sesquiplane transport later modified to three-engines. It was designed and built by the Sikorsky Manufacturing Company for an attempt by Rene Fonck on a non-stop Atlantic crossing for the 'Orteig Prize'.
Crew:
René Fonck, pilot
Lawrence W. Curtin, copilot,
Charles Clavier, radio, †
Jacob Islamoff, mechanic. †

The pilot Emil Monz was performing a demonstration flight at Roosevelt Field Airport. Shortly after take off, while climbing to a height of about 100 feet, the propeller disintegrated. The pilot attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed near the runway. The pilot evacuated safely and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.