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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.

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

Date & Time: Sep 7, 1922
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.4
Operator:
Registration:
227
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Indianapolis – Cleveland
Location:
Indianapolis
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:
After takeoff, while climbing to a height of 200 feet, the pilot initiated a sharp turn when the airplane entered a dive and crashed. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.4 in New Paris: 1 killed

Date & Time: Mar 10, 1920
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.4
Operator:
Registration:
65
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Chicago – Cleveland
Location:
New Paris
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 pilot, sole on board, was completing a mail flight. En route, weather conditions worsened and visibility was poor due to fog. The pilot reduced his altitude in an attempt to maintain a visual contact with the ground when the aircraft contacted trees and crashed in a wooded area. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot C. W. Stoner was killed.

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