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Crash of a Stearman C-3MB in Fort Wayne: 1 killed

Date & Time: Apr 21, 1932
Type of aircraft:
Stearman C-3
Operator:
Registration:
NC6412
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
South Bend – Fort Wayne
MSN:
162
YOM:
1928
Location:
Fort Wayne
Indiana
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:
On final approach to Fort Wayne Airport, at an altitude of 300 feet, the airplane stalled and crashed short of runway. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.

Crash of a Waco 10 (GXE) in Elkhart

Date & Time: Jan 22, 1932
Type of aircraft:
Waco 10 (GXE)
Operator:
Aero Service
Registration:
NC5445
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Positioning
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
1517
YOM:
1928
Location:
Elkhart
Indiana
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:
On approach to Elkhart Airport, the airplane suffered a fuel exhaustion and crashed. The pilot survived.
Probable cause:
Fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Pitcairn PA-6 Mailwing in Brookston: 1 killed

Date & Time: Oct 30, 1930
Type of aircraft:
Pitcairn PA-6 Mailwing
Operator:
Registration:
NC7867
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
6
YOM:
1928
Location:
Brookston
Indiana
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 airplane crashed during a snowstorm. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.

Crash of a Douglas M-4 in Middlebury

Date & Time: Jul 2, 1930
Type of aircraft:
Douglas M-4
Operator:
Registration:
NC1648
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
314
Location:
Middlebury
Indiana
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, while cruising at low height, the single engine airplane collided with power cables and crashed in a field. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was injured.

Crash of a Pitcairn PA-6 Mailwing near Mishawaka

Date & Time: Mar 11, 1930
Type of aircraft:
Pitcairn PA-6 Mailwing
Operator:
Registration:
NC878M
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Kalamazoo – Chicago
MSN:
55
YOM:
1929
Location:
Mishawaka
Indiana
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:
While approaching South Bend, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions with heavy snow falls. As he lost his orientation and was unable to fix his position, he decided to abandon the aircraft and bailed out. He landed about four miles southeast of Mishawaka, half a mile from where the plane crashed and was destroyed. Two sacks of mail were undamaged. The pilot Albert Hunt "Al" DeWitt was uninjured.

Crash of a Waco GXE in Indianapolis: 2 killed

Date & Time: Nov 2, 1929 at 2245 LT
Type of aircraft:
Waco 10 (GXE)
Operator:
Registration:
NC786E
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Chicago – Indianapolis – Cincinnati
MSN:
2028
YOM:
1929
Location:
Indianapolis
Indiana
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 airplane departed Chicago-Maywood Field at 2100LT on a mail flight to Cincinnati with an intermediate stop in Indianapolis, carrying two pilots. On a night approach to Indianapolis-Mars Hill Airport, the crew failed to realize his altitude was insufficient when the airplane impacted ground and crashed near the airport, bursting into flames. The aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire and both crew members were killed, among them pilot Charles Vermilyea.

Crash of a Lockheed 1 Vega in Geneva

Date & Time: Sep 13, 1928 at 0030 LT
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed 1 Vega
Operator:
Registration:
NX7430
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
019
YOM:
1928
Location:
Geneva
Indiana
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew departed Roosevelt Field, New York, at 2000LT on September 12 to take part to an air race. While cruising by night over State of Indiana, the crew encountered engine problems and attempted an emergency landing. The aircraft crashed in a farmland located near Geneva, about 15 miles south of Decatur. The wreckage was found by a farmer around 0600LT. Both occupants, pilots William Thaw and John P. Morris, were seriously injured.
Probable cause:
Engine problems following a broken oil line in flight.

Crash of a Douglas M-3 in Corunna: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 29, 1927
Type of aircraft:
Douglas M-3
Operator:
Registration:
NC1062
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
PO641
Location:
Corunna
Indiana
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:
During a night mail flight, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions and lost control of the aircraft that crashed. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.

Crash of a Douglas M-4 in Goshen: 1 killed

Date & Time: Apr 22, 1927 at 0030 LT
Type of aircraft:
Douglas M-4
Operator:
Registration:
626
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Chicago – Cleveland
Location:
Goshen
Indiana
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:
On a mail flight from Chicago to Cleveland, the pilot encountered a snowstorm when he lost control of the airplane that crashed in an open field, bursting into flames. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.
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