Dearborn - Dearborn

On September 19, 1931 at 10:30 AM, Dearborn - Dearborn experienced a crash involving Ford 5, operated by Ford Motor Company, with the event recorded near Dearborn Michigan.

The flight was categorized as test and the reported phase was flight at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) 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 listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew was engaged in a local test flight on this first XB-906 prototype based on the Ford 5 and destined for the US Army. While flying in the vicinity of the airport, after completing a steep turn at high speed, the aircraft lost its both wings that were torn off. It entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed near the runway, bursting into flames. Both crew members were killed. Crew: Sherman Leroy Manning, pilot, L. H. Garriott, mechanic.

Aircraft reference details include registration NX9652, MSN XB-906-1, year of manufacture 1931.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 42.3172°, -83.2319°.