Crash of a Salmson 2.A2 in Barcelona: 1 killed

Date & Time: Dec 24, 1920
Type of aircraft:
Salmson 2.A2
Operator:
Registration:
F-ALBO
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
57
YOM:
1920
Location:
Barcelona
Catalonia
Country:
Spain
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Barcelona, the engine failed. The airplane stalled and crashed. The pilot Jean Sagnot was killed.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.4B near Tie Siding: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 6, 1920
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.4
Operator:
Registration:
178
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Salt Lake City – Cheyenne
Location:
Tie Siding
Wyoming
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 in poor visibility due to fog, the aircraft hit a mountain near Tie Siding, Wyoming. The pilot J. P. Woodward was killed.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.4B in Batavia: 1 killed

Date & Time: Oct 16, 1920
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.4
Operator:
Registration:
76
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Chicago - Omaha
Location:
Batavia
Illinois
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:
En route from Checkerboard Field (Chicago) to Omaha, the pilot encountered poor visibility due to foggy conditions. While flying at low height, the airplane collided with telephone wires and crashed, bursting into flames. The pilot Bryan McMullen was killed.

Crash of a Breguet 14 in Ontinyent: 2 killed

Date & Time: Oct 5, 1920
Type of aircraft:
Breguet 14
Operator:
Registration:
F-ALTA
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
20
YOM:
1920
Location:
Ontinyent
Valencian Community
Country:
Spain
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
While on a mail flight between France and Spain, the crew lost control of the airplane that crashed in Ontinyent, bursting into flames. Both crew were killed.
Crew:
Charles Genthon, pilot
Léo Bénas, mechanic.

Crash of a Salmson 2.A2 off Port-Vendres: 2 killed

Date & Time: Oct 2, 1920
Type of aircraft:
Salmson 2.A2
Operator:
Registration:
F-ALAI
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Toulouse - Barcelona
MSN:
31
YOM:
1920
Location:
Port-Vendres
Pyrénées-Orientales
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a mail flight from Toulouse to Barcelona when the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances some 5 km north of Cape Béar, near Port-Vendres.
Crew:
Jean Rodier, pilot
Marie-François Marty-Mahé, mechanic.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.4M off Millersburg: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 27, 1920
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.4
Operator:
Registration:
31679
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Hazlehurst – Bellefonte
Location:
Millersburg
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:
1
Circumstances:
En route from Hazlehurst to Bellefonte, the pilot encountered poor visibility due to foggy conditions. He reduced his altitude to maintain a visual contact with the ground when the aircraft collided with power cables and crashed in the Susquehanna River off Millersburg. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot F. A. Robinson was killed.

Crash of a Supermarine Channel I/II in Tungenes

Date & Time: Sep 23, 1920
Type of aircraft:
Supermarine Channel I/II
Operator:
Det Norske Luftfartrederi - DNL
Registration:
N.11
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
970
Location:
Tungenes
Rogaland
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route, the pilote encountered technical problems and elected to make an emergency landing when the aircraft crash landed in Tungenes, northwest of Stavanger. The pilot escaped with minor injuries and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
It appears that the metal bridge supporting the engine broke in flight.

Crash of a Junkers-Larsen JL-6 in Pemberville: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 14, 1920
Type of aircraft:
Junkers-Larsen JL-6 (Junkers F.13)
Operator:
Registration:
308
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Cleveland – Chicago
MSN:
560
YOM:
1920
Location:
Pemberville
Ohio
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The engine caught fire in flight, forcing the pilot to attempt an emergency landing. He reduced his altitude when the aircraft went out of control and crashed in a field, bursting into flames. Both occupants, the pilot W. H. Stevens and the mechanic H. L. Thomas, were killed.
Probable cause:
Engine fire.

Crash of a Junkers-Larsen JL-6 in Morristown: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 1, 1920
Type of aircraft:
Junkers-Larsen JL-6 (Junkers F.13)
Operator:
Registration:
305
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Hazlehurst – Cleveland
YOM:
1920
Location:
Morristown
New Jersey
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a mail flight from Hazlehurst to Cleveland. En route, the aircraft caught fire, went out of control and crashed near Morristown. Both crew members, the pilot Max Miller and the mechanic Gustav Heierson were killed.
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