New York – Cleveland
Flight / Schedule
New York – Cleveland
Aircraft
Northrop Alpha 4Registration
NC985Y
MSN
10
Year of Manufacture
1931
Date
February 26, 1933 at 06:15 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Postal (mail)
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Crash Location
Cross Fork Pennsylvania
Region
North America • United States of America
Coordinates
41.4834°, -77.8144°
Crash Cause
Technical failure
Narrative Report
On February 26, 1933 at 06:15 AM, New York – Cleveland experienced a crash involving Northrop Alpha 4, operated by Transcontinental %26 Western Air - TWA, with the event recorded near Cross Fork 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 technical failure. While on a night mail flight from New York to Cleveland, the pilot encountered poor visibility due to foggy conditions. He got lost and eventually decided to bail out because the airplane ran out of fuel. He abandoned the airplane that entered a dive and crashed in a wooded area located near Cross Fork. The pilot was uninjured and the aircraft was destroyed.
Aircraft reference details include registration NC985Y, MSN 10, year of manufacture 1931.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 41.4834°, -77.8144°.
Fatalities
Total
0
Crew
0
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
While on a night mail flight from New York to Cleveland, the pilot encountered poor visibility due to foggy conditions. He got lost and eventually decided to bail out because the airplane ran out of fuel. He abandoned the airplane that entered a dive and crashed in a wooded area located near Cross Fork. The pilot was uninjured and the aircraft was destroyed.
Cause: Technical failure
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
New York – Cleveland
Flight Type
Postal (mail)
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Region / Country
North America • United States of America
Aircraft Details
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