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Crash of a De Havilland DH.4B in Eureka

Date & Time: Aug 4, 1922
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.4
Operator:
Registration:
AS-68669
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Eureka
California
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 32 km southwest from Eureka, following en engine failure. Crew fate unknown.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.4B at Crissy AFB

Date & Time: Dec 5, 1921
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.4
Operator:
Registration:
AS-63770
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
Crissy AFB (San Francisco)
California
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 landing. Crew fate unknown.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.4K in San Francisco: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 6, 1921
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.4
Operator:
Registration:
222
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
San Francisco – Sacramento
Location:
Marina Field (San Francisco)
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:
Shortly after takeoff from Marina Field in San Francisco, while climbing to a height of about 500 feet, the aircraft was caught in an air pocket. The pilot lost control of the airplane that entered a dive and crashed. The pilot was killed.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.4B in San Francisco

Date & Time: Jan 14, 1921
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.4
Operator:
Registration:
153
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
City
Schedule:
Marina - Sacramento
Location:
San Francisco
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:
En route from Marina to Sacramento, while flying at an altitude of 2,000 over San Francisco in foggy conditions, the engine failed. The pilot elected to make an emergency landing and reduced his altitude when the airplane collided with the trolley wires and crashed in Gough Street, bursting into flames. The pilot escaped uninjured and the aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.4B at Landing AFB

Date & Time: Jul 10, 1920
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.4
Operator:
Registration:
AS-63501
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
Landing AFB (Alturas)
California
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 one km west from Landing AFB in unknown circumstances. Crew fate unknown.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.4B at Knox-Mundorff AFB

Date & Time: Jun 12, 1920
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.4
Operator:
Registration:
AS-63173
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
Knox-Mundorff AFB (Fresno)
California
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 aircraft crashed on takeoff from Knox-Mundorff AFB near Fresno.
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