NC424E

The pilot lost his orientation while cruising in foggy conditions. He decided to abandon the aircraft and bailed out. The airplane crashed in a prairie and was destroyed while the pilot was uninjured.

Flight / Schedule

NC424E

Aircraft

Boeing 95

Registration

NC424E

MSN

1068

Year of Manufacture

1929

Date

April 26, 1930 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Postal (mail)

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Crash Location

Clearfield Pennsylvania

Region

North America • United States of America

Coordinates

40.9909°, -78.4457°

Crash Cause

Weather

Narrative Report

On April 26, 1930 at 12:00 AM, NC424E experienced a crash involving Boeing 95, operated by National Air Transport - USA, with the event recorded near Clearfield 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 weather. The pilot lost his orientation while cruising in foggy conditions. He decided to abandon the aircraft and bailed out. The airplane crashed in a prairie and was destroyed while the pilot was uninjured.

Aircraft reference details include registration NC424E, MSN 1068, year of manufacture 1929.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 40.9909°, -78.4457°.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

The pilot lost his orientation while cruising in foggy conditions. He decided to abandon the aircraft and bailed out. The airplane crashed in a prairie and was destroyed while the pilot was uninjured.

Cause: Weather

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

Aircraft

Boeing 95

Registration

NC424E

MSN

1068

Year of Manufacture

1929