88

Following a pilot error, the aircraft collided with a wireless pole over the Glenn L. Martin factory and crashed. Crew fate unknown.

Flight / Schedule

Aircraft

De Havilland DH.4

Registration

Operator

U.S. Air Mail Service

Date

May 25, 1920 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Postal (mail)

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

City

Crash Location

Cleveland Ohio

Region

North America • United States of America

Coordinates

41.4997°, -81.6937°

Crash Cause

Human factor

Narrative Report

On May 25, 1920 at 12:00 AM, 88 experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.4, operated by U.S. Air Mail Service, with the event recorded near Cleveland Ohio.

The flight was categorized as postal (mail) and the reported phase was flight at a city crash site.

0 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated.

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

The listed crash cause is human factor. Following a pilot error, the aircraft collided with a wireless pole over the Glenn L. Martin factory and crashed. Crew fate unknown.

Aircraft reference details include registration 88.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 41.4997°, -81.6937°.

Fatalities

Total

Crew

Passengers

Other

Crash Summary

Following a pilot error, the aircraft collided with a wireless pole over the Glenn L. Martin factory and crashed. Crew fate unknown.

Cause: Human factor

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

Passengers On Board

Estimated Survivors

Fatality Rate

—

Known people on board: 0

Operational Details