Cleveland – Newark

En route from Cleveland to Newark, a fire erupted on board for unknown reasons. Unable to make an emergency landing, the pilot decided to bail out and abandoned the aircraft that crashed in a pasture, bursting into flames. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was uninjured.

Flight / Schedule

Cleveland – Newark

Aircraft

Boeing 95

Registration

NC426E

MSN

1070

Year of Manufacture

1929

Date

November 6, 1929 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Postal (mail)

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Crash Location

Ringtown Pennsylvania

Region

North America • United States of America

Coordinates

40.8587°, -76.2297°

Crash Cause

Technical failure

Narrative Report

On November 6, 1929 at 12:00 AM, Cleveland – Newark experienced a crash involving Boeing 95, operated by National Air Transport - USA, with the event recorded near Ringtown Pennsylvania.

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 from Cleveland to Newark, a fire erupted on board for unknown reasons. Unable to make an emergency landing, the pilot decided to bail out and abandoned the aircraft that crashed in a pasture, bursting into flames. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was uninjured.

Aircraft reference details include registration NC426E, MSN 1070, year of manufacture 1929.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 40.8587°, -76.2297°.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

En route from Cleveland to Newark, a fire erupted on board for unknown reasons. Unable to make an emergency landing, the pilot decided to bail out and abandoned the aircraft that crashed in a pasture, bursting into flames. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was uninjured.

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

Schedule / Flight

Cleveland – Newark

Flight Type

Postal (mail)

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

North America • United States of America

Aircraft Details

Aircraft

Boeing 95

Registration

NC426E

MSN

1070

Year of Manufacture

1929