Lerwick – Copenhagen

On August 9, 1931 at 12:00 AM, Lerwick – Copenhagen experienced a crash involving Bellanca CH-300 Pacemaker, operated by Trans American Airlines, with the event recorded near North Sea All World.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The crew departed Detroit to find a new route to Europe. After stops in Greenland and Iceland, he continued over the North Atlantic ocean to the Shetland Islands. On the leg from Lerwick to Copenhagen, the crew reported his position off Stavanger, Norway, when contact was lost. As the airplane failed to arrive in Copenhagen, SAR operations were initiated. Poor weather conditions hampered these operations that were eventually suspended as no trace of the aircraft nor the crew was found. Some pilot's papers were found by the crew of a Dutch vessel in the North Atlantic ocean on 19 March 1932. Crew: Parker Dresser Cramer, pilot, Oliver Pacquette, radio operator.

Aircraft reference details include registration NC687E, MSN 136, year of manufacture 1929.