Quantico – Virginia Beach

On March 21, 1933 at 12:00 AM, Quantico – Virginia Beach experienced a crash involving Ford 5, operated by United States Marine Corps, with the event recorded near Virginia Beach Virginia.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

14 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 14 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 12, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Upon landing in Virginia Beach, the airplane hit a bump and bounced. The pilot initiated a go-around procedure when the left engine failed. The airplane lost height and crashed near the runway. All 14 occupants were rescued and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration A8599, MSN 5-AT-083, year of manufacture 1930.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 36.8497°, -75.9761°.