60

The pilot was forced to make an emergency landing due to lack of fuel. The airplane was damaged beyond repair and the pilot was uninjured.

Flight / Schedule

Aircraft

De Havilland DH.4

Registration

Operator

U.S. Air Mail Service

Date

June 4, 1920 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Postal (mail)

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Crash Location

Girard Pennsylvania

Region

North America • United States of America

Coordinates

42.0004°, -80.3188°

Crash Cause

Technical failure

Narrative Report

On June 4, 1920 at 12:00 AM, 60 experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.4, operated by U.S. Air Mail Service, with the event recorded near Girard Pennsylvania.

The flight was categorized as postal (mail) and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley 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 technical failure. The pilot was forced to make an emergency landing due to lack of fuel. The airplane was damaged beyond repair and the pilot was uninjured.

Aircraft reference details include registration 60.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 42.0004°, -80.3188°.

Fatalities

Total

Crew

Passengers

Other

Crash Summary

The pilot was forced to make an emergency landing due to lack of fuel. The airplane was damaged beyond repair and the pilot was uninjured.

Cause: Technical failure

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

Passengers On Board

Estimated Survivors

Fatality Rate

—

Known people on board: 0

Operational Details