Spartanburg – Bolling

On March 19, 1933 at 12:00 AM, Spartanburg – Bolling experienced a crash involving Northrop Alpha 2, operated by United States Army Air Corps - USAAC, with the event recorded near Petersburg Virginia.

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

3 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is weather. The crew departed Spartanburg on a flight to Bolling AFB. En route, the pilot encountered foggy conditions and attempted and emergency landing when the aircraft crashed, bursting into flames. All three crew members were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 31-518.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 37.2279°, -77.4019°.