Cleveland – New York

En route from Cleveland to New York, the engine caught fire. The pilot decided to abandon the aircraft and bailed out. The airplane entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a pasture, bursting into flames. The pilot was uninjured.

Flight / Schedule

Cleveland – New York

Aircraft

Boeing 95

Registration

NC418E

MSN

1062

Year of Manufacture

1929

Date

May 24, 1930 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Postal (mail)

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Crash Location

Bedford Ohio

Region

North America • United States of America

Coordinates

41.3931°, -81.5365°

Crash Cause

Technical failure

Narrative Report

On May 24, 1930 at 12:00 AM, Cleveland – New York experienced a crash involving Boeing 95, operated by National Air Transport - USA, with the event recorded near Bedford Ohio.

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 New York, the engine caught fire. The pilot decided to abandon the aircraft and bailed out. The airplane entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a pasture, bursting into flames. The pilot was uninjured.

Aircraft reference details include registration NC418E, MSN 1062, year of manufacture 1929.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 41.3931°, -81.5365°.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

En route from Cleveland to New York, the engine caught fire. The pilot decided to abandon the aircraft and bailed out. The airplane entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a pasture, bursting into flames. 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 – New York

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

NC418E

MSN

1062

Year of Manufacture

1929