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Crash of a Keystone B-6A at Maxwell AFB

Date & Time: Jun 12, 1937
Type of aircraft:
Keystone LB-6
Operator:
Registration:
32-162
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
Maxwell AFB (Montgomery)
Alabama
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:
Crashed on takeoff for unknown reasons. Crew fate unknown.

Crash of a Lockheed 8C Sirius in Birmingham

Date & Time: Dec 24, 1935 at 0515 LT
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed 8 Sirius/Altair
Operator:
Registration:
NC167W
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Jackson – Birmingham
MSN:
167
YOM:
1930
Location:
Birmingham
Alabama
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, sole on board, departed Jackson, Mississippi, on a cargo flight to Birmingham. On final approach at night, the engine failed. The airplane lost height, impacted trees and crashed short of runway. The pilot R. B. Reinhart was slightly injured and the airplane was damaged beyond repair. The cargo of Christmas mail was salvaged without damage.
Probable cause:
Engine failure on final approach.

Crash of a Ford 4 in Gadsden

Date & Time: Apr 28, 1935
Type of aircraft:
Ford 4
Operator:
V. N. Johns
Registration:
NC7863
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
4-AT-048
YOM:
1928
Location:
Gadsden
Alabama
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:
Crashed in unknown circumstances. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and there were no casualties.

Crash of a Pitcairn PA-8 Mailwing in Scottsboro

Date & Time: Nov 28, 1934 at 0445 LT
Type of aircraft:
Pitcairn PA-8 Mailwing
Operator:
Registration:
NC10750
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Chicago – Chattanooga – Atlanta
MSN:
161
YOM:
1930
Flight number:
EA007
Location:
Scottsboro
Alabama
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
Captain / Total flying hours:
5700
Circumstances:
Flight southbound from Chicago to Atlanta. The pilot Robert Chew was slightly injured. Original load of mail 126 pounds. 60 pounds salvaged in charred condition and forwarded by train the same day from Scottsboro. No data as to any markings applied to salvaged mail. While cruising about at 3,000 feet with zero visibility in a thick fog in the mountainous sections of Tennessee and northern Alabama, the pilot Chew was forced to take to his parachute when his motor went dead from lack of fuel. Chew made a successful leap, landing in a pasture, the plane crashing about 100 yards away, bursting into flames as it struck the ground. Chew is a veteran pilot, having flown every mail route of Eastern Air since he entered the company's service in 1931. He has 5,700 hours of flying to his credit. Since the line inaugurated its mail service in 1928, only 980 pounds of mail has been lost out of 4,277,588 pounds carried.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight caused by a fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Curtiss B-2 Condor in Goodwater: 2 killed

Date & Time: Dec 4, 1929
Type of aircraft:
Curtiss B-2 Condor
Operator:
Registration:
29-28
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
YOM:
1929
Location:
Goodwater
Alabama
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Aircraft flight hours:
69
Circumstances:
The crew departed Langley AFB during the day. While cruising over the area of Goodwater, Alabama, an engine failed. The crew abandoned the aircraft and bailed out. For unknown reason, two crew members remained in the cabin and were killed when the airplane crashed in an open field. Both other crew were found alive.
Those killed were 2nd Lt. James M. Gillespie and Ernest G. Schmidt.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.4B in Plattsville

Date & Time: Oct 30, 1922
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.4
Operator:
Registration:
AS-65045
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Plattsville
Alabama
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:
Crashed in an open field following a fuel exhaustion. Pilot unhurt.
Probable cause:
Engine failure due to a fuel exhaustion.
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