NC7955

On January 17, 1930 at 12:00 AM, NC7955 experienced a crash involving Lockheed 3 Air Express, operated by Texaco Petroleum Company, with the event recorded near West Palm Beach Florida.

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

3 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 1, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The pilot Frank Hawks attempted a takeoff from a soggy field in West Palm Beach, Florida, destroying the aircraft named 'Texaco 5' in a spectacular crash that catapulted it into a row of three parked aircraft. All three occupants were unhurt while the aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration NC7955, MSN EX-2, year of manufacture 1928.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 26.7154°, -80.0533°.