NC36E

En route, the pilot decided to abandon the aircraft due to a fuel exhaustion and bailed out. The aircraft entered a dive and crashed in an uninhabited area. The pilot was found alive.

Flight / Schedule

NC36E

Registration

NC36E

MSN

11

Year of Manufacture

1928

Date

September 5, 1929 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Postal (mail)

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Crash Location

Jetersville Virginia

Region

North America • United States of America

Coordinates

37.2943°, -78.0942°

Crash Cause

Technical failure

Narrative Report

On September 5, 1929 at 12:00 AM, NC36E experienced a crash involving Pitcairn PA-6 Mailwing, operated by Pitcairn Aviation, with the event recorded near Jetersville Virginia.

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 pilot decided to abandon the aircraft due to a fuel exhaustion and bailed out. The aircraft entered a dive and crashed in an uninhabited area. The pilot was found alive.

Aircraft reference details include registration NC36E, MSN 11, year of manufacture 1928.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 37.2943°, -78.0942°.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

En route, the pilot decided to abandon the aircraft due to a fuel exhaustion and bailed out. The aircraft entered a dive and crashed in an uninhabited area. The pilot was found alive.

Cause: Technical failure

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

1

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

1

Fatality Rate

0.0%

Known people on board: 1

Operational Details

Flight Type

Postal (mail)

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

North America • United States of America

Aircraft Details

Registration

NC36E

MSN

11

Year of Manufacture

1928