25-427

On November 14, 1928 at 12:00 AM, 25-427 experienced a crash involving Douglas C-1, operated by United States Army Air Corps - USAAC, with the event recorded near Kelly AFB (ex Brooks Field, San Antonio) Texas.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

8 people were known to be on board, 6 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 75.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 6, passenger fatalities: 6, other fatalities: 0.

The airplane entered an uncontrolled descent during which both crew members were able to bail out before the aircraft crashed in a field located 3 miles southeast of the airfield. While both crew members escaped uninjured, all six passengers were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 25-427.