Crash of a Ryan M-1 near Ashland: 1 killed
Date & Time:
Dec 16, 1926 at 1035 LT
Operator:
Registration:
2
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Medford – Oakland
MSN:
2
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot Pat Patterson departed Medford on a mail flight to Oakland. En route, he encountered foggy conditions when the aircraft hit the slope of a mountain located near Ashland. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was seriously injured. He died from his injuries a week later on December 23.
