Chicago – Indianapolis – Cincinnati

On November 2, 1929 at 10:45 PM, Chicago – Indianapolis – Cincinnati experienced a crash involving Waco 10 (GXE), operated by Embry Riddle Company, with the event recorded near Indianapolis Indiana.

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

2 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is human factor. The airplane departed Chicago-Maywood Field at 2100LT on a mail flight to Cincinnati with an intermediate stop in Indianapolis, carrying two pilots. On a night approach to Indianapolis-Mars Hill Airport, the crew failed to realize his altitude was insufficient when the airplane impacted ground and crashed near the airport, bursting into flames. The aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire and both crew members were killed, among them pilot Charles Vermilyea.

Aircraft reference details include registration NC786E, MSN 2028, year of manufacture 1929.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 39.9553°, -86.1663°.