NC5863

On June 29, 1929 at 12:00 AM, NC5863 experienced a crash involving Pitcairn PA-5 Mailwing, operated by National Air Transport - USA, with the event recorded near Skiatook Oklahoma.

The flight was categorized as postal (mail) and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley 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. En route, the engine failed, forcing the pilot to attempt an emergency landing. While contacting the ground, the aircraft overturned and came to rest upside down, bursting into flames. The pilot was slightly injured and the aircraft was destroyed by fire.

Aircraft reference details include registration NC5863, MSN 25, year of manufacture 1928.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 36.3685°, -96.0013°.