National Air Transport - USA
Safety Score
10/10Total Incidents
25
Total Fatalities
11
Recent Incidents
Boeing 247
The airplane departed Chicago Airport at 0954LT on a positioning flight to Kansas City with three crew members on board. Bound to the southwest, the aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in an open field located near Wedron, bursting into flames. All three occupants were killed.
Boeing 247
While on a cargo flight from Salt Lake City to Rock Springs, the crew encountered poor visibility due to foggy conditions. Too low, the airplane impacted ground and crashed on the slope of a mountain located near Provo. The aircraft was destroyed and both pilots were seriously injured.
Boeing 95
The pilot was completing a night mail flight from Newark to Chicago with an en route stop in Toledo. The takeoff was initiated in limited visibility due to the night, rain falls and fog. Just after liftoff, the airplane collided with a boundary fence and crashed. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot Nicholas A. Laurenzana was injured.
Boeing 95
En route from Bellefonte to Cleveland, the pilot encountered poor visibility due to foggy conditions. While flying too low, the airplane impacted trees and crashed on the slope of a mountain located near Snow Shoe. The aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire and the pilot was injured.
Boeing 95
While on a night mail flight from New York to Cleveland, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions with rain and snow. He reduced his altitude to establish a visual contact with the ground when the aircraft crashed in a farm area near Bedford. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot, sole on board, was killed.
Curtiss Carrier Pigeon
The pilot, sole on board, departed Cleveland on a mail flight to New York. While cruising at an altitude of 14,000 feet, the airplane suffered a wing failure. It entered an uncontrolled descent when, at 4,000 feet, the pilot was able to bail out. The airplane crash and was destroyed and the pilot was uninjured.
Boeing 95
The pilot, sole on board, departed New York on a mail flight to Cleveland. While approaching Bellefonte from the east at night, he encountered icing conditions. The airplane lost height and descended until it impacted the slope of Mt Nittany located about 5 km southeast of Tylersville. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was killed.
Ford 5
The aircraft was on approach to Cleveland Airport when it suffered an engine failure. The crew attempted an emergency landing in an open field located five miles north of Elyria when the aircraft stalled and crashed in a field. Five passengers were unhurt while five others occupants were injured, both crew seriously.
Boeing 95
The airplane caught fire in flight for unknown reasons. The pilot attempted an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed and was destroyed. The pilot was injured.
Douglas M-4
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.
Boeing 95
En route from Cleveland to New York, the engine caught fire. The pilot decided to abandon the aircraft and bailed out. The airplane entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a pasture, bursting into flames. The pilot was uninjured.
Boeing 95
The pilot lost his orientation while cruising in foggy conditions. He decided to abandon the aircraft and bailed out. The airplane crashed in a prairie and was destroyed while the pilot was uninjured.
Douglas M-3
En route from Bellefonte to Cleveland, the single engine aircraft went out of control and crashed in a snow covered field located in an uninhabited area close to Chagrin Falls. The wreckage was found four days later. The pilot Thomas P. Nelson, sole on board, was killed.
Douglas M-4
En route from Bellefonte to Cleveland, while flying in poor weather conditions, the aircraft lost height and descended until it struck the slope of Rattlesnake Hill. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and the pilot was slightly injured.
Boeing 95
En route from Cleveland to Newark, a fire erupted on board for unknown reasons. Unable to make an emergency landing, the pilot decided to bail out and abandoned the aircraft that crashed in a pasture, bursting into flames. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was uninjured.
Pitcairn PA-5 Mailwing
En route, the engine failed, forcing the pilot to attempt an emergency landing. While contacting the ground, the aircraft overturned and came to rest upside down, bursting into flames. The pilot was slightly injured and the aircraft was destroyed by fire.
Douglas M-3
En route, the pilot lost his orientation due to a snowstorm. He decided to make an emergency landing when the aircraft hit the ground and crashed. The pilot was killed.
Douglas M-3
while on a mail flight, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions with reduced visibility due to heavy snow falls. While attempting an emergency landing, the aircraft crashed and burned. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.
Douglas M-3
En route, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions and low visibility due to heavy snow falls. He decided to reduce his altitude and to attempt an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed. It was destroyed and the pilot was injured.
Douglas M-3
The pilot William Hopson was performing a mail flight from Cleveland to New York. En route, weather conditions worsened and the visibility was poor due to heavy rain falls. While cruising at low altitude, the aircraft impacted trees and crashed in wooded and hilly terrain. The wreckage was found a day later and the pilot was killed.
Curtiss Carrier Pigeon
The pilot was forced to attempt an emergency landing following unknown technical problems. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and the pilot was injured.
Douglas M-4
En route, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions with heavy rain falls and lost control of the aircraft that crashed in an open field. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.
Douglas M-3
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.
Airline Information
Country of Origin
United States of America
Risk Level
Low Risk