Crash of a New Standard D-27 near Somerset

Date & Time: Oct 21, 1932 at 1215 LT
Type of aircraft:
New Standard D-27
Operator:
Registration:
NC9124
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Washington DC – Cleveland
MSN:
118
YOM:
1929
Location:
Somerset
Pennsylvania
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot departed Washington DC on a mail flight to Cleveland. While cruising over the Allegheny Mountain Range, the aircraft caught fire for unknown reasons. The pilot bailed out and abandoned the aircraft that entered a dive and crashed in a hilly and wooded terrain located near Somerset. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was uninjured.
Probable cause:
In-flight fire for undetermined reason.

Crash of a Latécoère 28/1 in Port Étienne: 1 killed

Date & Time: Oct 12, 1932
Type of aircraft:
Latécoère 28
Operator:
Registration:
F-AJIP
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Dakar – Port Étienne – Algiers – Paris
MSN:
905
YOM:
1929
Location:
Nouadhibou
Dakhlet Nouadhibou
Country:
Mauritania
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Port Étienne (Nouadhibou), the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances. The pilot Albert Pinot, sole on board, was killed.

Crash of a Boeing 95 near Snow Shoe

Date & Time: Sep 27, 1932 at 0900 LT
Type of aircraft:
Boeing 95
Operator:
Registration:
NC417E
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Bellefonte – Cleveland
MSN:
1056
YOM:
1929
Location:
Snow Shoe
Pennsylvania
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route from Bellefonte to Cleveland, the pilot encountered poor visibility due to foggy conditions. While flying too low, the airplane impacted trees and crashed on the slope of a mountain located near Snow Shoe. The aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire and the pilot was injured.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Boeing 40B-4 in Fresno

Date & Time: Jun 2, 1932 at 0157 LT
Type of aircraft:
Boeing 40
Operator:
Registration:
NC10348
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Bakersfield – Fresno
MSN:
1429
YOM:
1930
Location:
Fresno
California
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While approaching Fresno at night at an altitude of 2,000 feet, the airplane caught fire. The pilot attempted an emergency landing in a field when the aircraft crashed and burnt. The pilot evacuated safely and the aircraft was destroyed by fire.

Crash of a Stearman C-3MB in Fort Wayne: 1 killed

Date & Time: Apr 21, 1932
Type of aircraft:
Stearman C-3
Operator:
Registration:
NC6412
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
South Bend – Fort Wayne
MSN:
162
YOM:
1928
Location:
Fort Wayne
Indiana
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
On final approach to Fort Wayne Airport, at an altitude of 300 feet, the airplane stalled and crashed short of runway. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.

Crash of a Boeing 95 in Bedford: 1 killed

Date & Time: Mar 31, 1932 at 0230 LT
Type of aircraft:
Boeing 95
Operator:
Registration:
NC191E
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
New York – Cleveland
MSN:
1054
YOM:
1929
Location:
Bedford
Ohio
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
While on a night mail flight from New York to Cleveland, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions with rain and snow. He reduced his altitude to establish a visual contact with the ground when the aircraft crashed in a farm area near Bedford. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot, sole on board, was killed.

Crash of a Latécoère 28/0 off Guarapari: 3 killed

Date & Time: Feb 27, 1932
Type of aircraft:
Latécoère 28
Operator:
Registration:
F-AJOX
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Santiago – Buenos Aires – Montevideo – Recife – Natal – Dakar – Casablanca – Alicante – Toulouse – Paris
MSN:
917
YOM:
1930
Location:
Guarapari
Espírito Santo
Country:
Brazil
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
While flying along the Brazilian coast, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with thunderstorm activity, heavy rain falls and turbulences. Control was lost and the airplane crashed into the ocean off Guarapari. Few debris and all three dead bodies were found on a beach off Sarita near Setiba four days later, on March 2.
Crew:
Pierre Barbier, pilot,
Victor Hamm, pilot,
Georges Gourbeyre, radio navigator.

Crash of a CAMS 56 off the Balearic Islands

Date & Time: Feb 21, 1932
Type of aircraft:
CAMS 56
Operator:
Registration:
F-ALCG
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Algiers – Marseille
MSN:
31
YOM:
1930
Location:
Balearic Islands
Balearic Islands
Country:
Spain
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The aircraft departed Algiers at 0645LT bound for Marseille. En route, while cruising 75 km off the Balearic Islands, the crew encountered engine problems and was forced to ditch the aircraft. Both uninjured aviators were rescued at 1330LT by the crew of the ship named 'Timgad'. The aircraft sank and was lost.
Crew:
Jean Mermoz, pilot,
Lucien Rémier, radio navigator.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of a Stearman C-3MB in Marcellus: 1 killed

Date & Time: Feb 2, 1932 at 0130 LT
Type of aircraft:
Stearman C-3
Operator:
Registration:
NC6411
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Chicago – Kalamazoo
MSN:
161
YOM:
1928
Location:
Marcellus
Michigan
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
While cruising at night on a mail flight from Chicago to Kalamazoo, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions with heavy snow falls. He decided to bail out and abandoned the aircraft that entered a dive and crashed in an open field. The pilot was found 17 hours later, seriously injured. He died from his injuries two days later.

Crash of a Boeing 40B in Rio Vista: 1 killed

Date & Time: Feb 2, 1932 at 0024 LT
Type of aircraft:
Boeing 40
Operator:
Registration:
NC291
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Oakland - Reno
MSN:
902
YOM:
1927
Location:
Rio Vista
California
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
While cruising at night on a mail flight from Oakland to Reno, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions with heavy snow falls. The airplane went out of control and crashed, killing the pilot, sole on board.
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