Cleveland – Akron

On December 31, 1931 at 12:00 AM, Cleveland – Akron experienced a crash involving Fairchild Pilgrim 100A, operated by American Airways, with the event recorded near Brighton Ohio.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 80.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 4, passenger fatalities: 3, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The pilot departed Cleveland in poor weather conditions. Few minutes after takeoff, he got lost and attempted to return to Cleveland. He reduced his altitude and elected to make an emergency landing when a wing struck a knoll and the plane crashed. Two passengers were seriously injured while three other occupants were killed. Few hours later, one of the survivor died from his injuries.

Aircraft reference details include registration NC708Y, MSN 6604, year of manufacture 1931.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 39.9301°, -83.5613°.