South Bend – Fort Wayne

On April 21, 1932 at 12:00 AM, South Bend – Fort Wayne experienced a crash involving Stearman C-3, operated by Transamerican Airlines, with the event recorded near Fort Wayne Indiana.

The flight was categorized as postal (mail) and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) 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.

On final approach to Fort Wayne Airport, at an altitude of 300 feet, the airplane stalled and crashed short of runway. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration NC6412, MSN 162, year of manufacture 1928.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 41.0800°, -85.1386°.