Ground accident of a Fokker F7a/3m in Cincinnati

Date & Time: Feb 18, 1929
Type of aircraft:
Fokker F7
Operator:
Reynolds Airways
Registration:
NC3080
Flight Phase:
Taxiing
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
603/4956
YOM:
1926
Location:
Cincinnati
Ohio
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While taxiing on rough ground at Cincinnati Airport, the aircraft broke in two and came to rest. All three occupants evacuated safely.

Crash of a Fokker F7b/3m in Dunellen: 7 killed

Date & Time: Sep 17, 1927 at 1530 LT
Type of aircraft:
Fokker F7
Operator:
Reynolds Airways
Registration:
NC776
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Hadley - Hadley
MSN:
4840
YOM:
1925
Location:
Dunellen
New Jersey
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
10
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a sightseeing flight over the area of Newark. The airplane departed Hadley for a tour with a crew of two and 10 passengers on board. En route, the pilot lost control of the aircraft that crashed in an apple orchard. Five passengers and both pilots were killed while five other occupants were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
Loss of control following an engine failure. It is believed that the pilot was not familiar with this type of aircraft.
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