Boston – Hartford

On January 5, 1929 at 12:00 AM, Boston – Hartford experienced a crash involving Fairchild FC-2, operated by Colonial Air Transport, with the event recorded near Stafford Springs Connecticut.

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.

While flying in poor weather conditions, the aircraft hit a mountain slope in Stafford Springs. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration NC5650, MSN 111, year of manufacture 1928.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 41.9624°, -72.3129°.