Cleveland – New York

On October 18, 1928 at 12:00 AM, Cleveland – New York experienced a crash involving Douglas M-3, operated by National Air Transport - USA, with the event recorded near Franklin Pennsylvania.

The flight was categorized as postal (mail) and the reported phase was flight at a mountains 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 listed crash cause is weather. 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.

Aircraft reference details include registration NC1064, MSN 658.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 39.9259°, -77.7486°.