New York – Bellefonte – Cleveland
Flight / Schedule
New York – Bellefonte – Cleveland
Aircraft
Boeing 95Registration
NC397E
MSN
1057
Year of Manufacture
1929
Operator
National Air Transport - USADate
May 24, 1931 at 10:30 PM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Postal (mail)
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Crash Location
Mt Nittany Pennsylvania
Region
North America • United States of America
Coordinates
40.9133°, -77.6308°
Crash Cause
Weather
Narrative Report
On May 24, 1931 at 10:30 PM, New York – Bellefonte – Cleveland experienced a crash involving Boeing 95, operated by National Air Transport - USA, with the event recorded near Mt Nittany Pennsylvania.
The flight was categorized as postal (mail) and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.
1 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is weather. The pilot, sole on board, departed New York on a mail flight to Cleveland. While approaching Bellefonte from the east at night, he encountered icing conditions. The airplane lost height and descended until it impacted the slope of Mt Nittany located about 5 km southeast of Tylersville. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was killed.
Aircraft reference details include registration NC397E, MSN 1057, year of manufacture 1929.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 40.9133°, -77.6308°.
Fatalities
Total
1
Crew
1
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
The pilot, sole on board, departed New York on a mail flight to Cleveland. While approaching Bellefonte from the east at night, he encountered icing conditions. The airplane lost height and descended until it impacted the slope of Mt Nittany located about 5 km southeast of Tylersville. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was killed.
Cause: Weather
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
1
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 1
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
New York – Bellefonte – Cleveland
Operator
National Air Transport - USAFlight Type
Postal (mail)
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Region / Country
North America • United States of America
Aircraft Details
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