Crash of a Salmson 2.A2 in Motril

Date & Time: Mar 7, 1920
Type of aircraft:
Salmson 2.A2
Operator:
Registration:
F-ALAO
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
4570.56
YOM:
1920
Location:
Motril
Andalusia
Country:
Spain
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot was forced to make an emergency landing and escaped uninjured. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Junkers-Larsen JL-6 in Wisconsin: 3 killed

Date & Time: Feb 9, 1920
Type of aircraft:
Junkers-Larsen JL-6 (Junkers F.13)
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
538
YOM:
1920
Location:
Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere in Wisconsin, killing all three occupants.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.4 in Newark

Date & Time: Jan 19, 1920
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.4
Operator:
Registration:
203
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
Newark
New Jersey
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot undershot the field and the aircraft nosed over.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.4 in Weikert

Date & Time: Jan 12, 1920
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.4
Operator:
Registration:
108
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Site:
Mountains
Location:
Weikert
Pennsylvania
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While flying over mountainous terrain, the engine failed. The pilot attempted to make an emergency landing when the aircraft impacted trees and crashed in a wooded area. Crew fate unknown.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.4 in Long Valley: 1 killed

Date & Time: Oct 30, 1919
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.4
Operator:
Registration:
77
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
College Park – Belmont Park
MSN:
77
Location:
Long Valley
New Jersey
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:
The pilot was completing a mail flight from College Park to Belmont Park, New York. While overflying New Jersey, he encountered poor weather conditions and reduced his altitude to maintain a visual contact with the ground. Eventually, he decided to make an emergency landing in Long Valley, west of Newark, when the aircraft impacted ground and crashed in a field. The pilot J. P. Charlton was killed.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.4 in Woodward

Date & Time: Oct 24, 1919
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.4
Operator:
Registration:
90
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Woodward
Pennsylvania
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Following a pilot error, the aircraft impacted trees and crashed, bursting into flames. Crew fate unknown.
Probable cause:
Pilot error.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.4 in Macungie

Date & Time: Oct 16, 1919
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.4
Operator:
Registration:
87
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Macungie
Pennsylvania
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions. While flying under clouds, the airplane impact trees and crashed. Crew fate unknown.

Crash of a Curtiss R-4LM in Catonsville: 1 killed

Date & Time: Oct 14, 1919
Type of aircraft:
Curtiss R-4LM
Operator:
Registration:
32
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Washington DC – New York
Location:
Catonsville
Maryland
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, the pilot encountered poor visibility due to foggy conditions. Too low, the aircraft hit tree tops and crashed in a wooded area located in Catonsville, about 10 km north of the Baltimore Airport. The pilot Lyman W. Doty was killed.

Crash of an Avro 536 in Southwark Park

Date & Time: Sep 9, 1919
Type of aircraft:
Avro 536
Operator:
Registration:
G-EAAQ
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
ATC.2
YOM:
1919
Location:
Southwark Park
London Metropolis
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot departed Hendon Airfield on a mail flight. En route, he encountered an unexpected situation and elected to make an emergency landing in Southwark Park, near Rotherhithe. The pilot escaped uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
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