Bellefonte – Cleveland

En route from Bellefonte to Cleveland, the pilot encountered poor visibility due to foggy conditions. While flying too low, the airplane impacted trees and crashed on the slope of a mountain located near Snow Shoe. The aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire and the pilot was injured.

Flight / Schedule

Bellefonte – Cleveland

Aircraft

Boeing 95

Registration

NC417E

MSN

1056

Year of Manufacture

1929

Date

September 27, 1932 at 09:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Postal (mail)

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Mountains

Crash Location

Snow Shoe Pennsylvania

Region

North America • United States of America

Coordinates

41.0309°, -77.9494°

Crash Cause

Human factor

Narrative Report

On September 27, 1932 at 09:00 AM, Bellefonte – Cleveland experienced a crash involving Boeing 95, operated by National Air Transport - USA, with the event recorded near Snow Shoe 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, 0 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is human factor. En route from Bellefonte to Cleveland, the pilot encountered poor visibility due to foggy conditions. While flying too low, the airplane impacted trees and crashed on the slope of a mountain located near Snow Shoe. The aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire and the pilot was injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration NC417E, MSN 1056, year of manufacture 1929.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 41.0309°, -77.9494°.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

En route from Bellefonte to Cleveland, the pilot encountered poor visibility due to foggy conditions. While flying too low, the airplane impacted trees and crashed on the slope of a mountain located near Snow Shoe. The aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire and the pilot was injured.

Cause: Human factor

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

1

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

1

Fatality Rate

0.0%

Known people on board: 1

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Bellefonte – Cleveland

Flight Type

Postal (mail)

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Mountains

Region / Country

North America • United States of America

Aircraft Details

Aircraft

Boeing 95

Registration

NC417E

MSN

1056

Year of Manufacture

1929