Toledo – Detroit

On January 16, 1929 at 12:00 AM, Toledo – Detroit experienced a crash involving Ford 4, operated by Stout Air Services, with the event recorded near Toledo Ohio.

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

1 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Shortly after takeoff from Toledo Airport, while climbing, a fire erupted in the cabin. The pilot reduced his altitude and attempted an emergency landing. The airplane crashed in an open field and came to rest, bursting into flames. The pilot was injured and the aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire.

Aircraft reference details include registration NC1076, MSN 4-AT-009, year of manufacture 1927.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 41.6529°, -83.5378°.