Bolling – Springfield

On December 20, 1929 at 12:00 AM, Bolling – Springfield experienced a crash involving Fokker F10, operated by United States Army Air Corps - USAAC, with the event recorded near Bolling AFB Washington DC.

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

5 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 1, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

Shortly after takeoff from Bolling AFB, while climbing to a height of 300 feet, the three engine aircraft stalled and crashed near the runway. The aircraft was destroyed and all five occupants were killed, among them William Kirk Kaynor (45), Senator of Massachusetts.

Aircraft reference details include registration 29-405, MSN 1023, year of manufacture 1929.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 38.8377°, -77.0171°.