Roosevelt Field – Mexico City

On July 12, 1928 at 12:00 AM, Roosevelt Field – Mexico City experienced a crash involving Ryan B-1 Brougham, operated by Excelsior, with the event recorded near Mount Holly New Jersey.

The flight was categorized as ferry and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The pilot departed Roosevelt Field on a solo flight to Mexico City. Few minutes after takeoff, he encountered poor weather conditions with storm activity and turbulences. He attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in Mount Holly. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot, the Mexican aviator Cpt Emilio Carranza Rodríguez was killed. The aircraft, named 'Mexico-Excelsior', was owned by the Mexican daily newspaper 'Excelsior'.

Aircraft reference details include registration M-SCOM.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 39.9929°, -74.7877°.