Mitchell - Langley

On February 23, 1934 at 12:00 AM, Mitchell - Langley experienced a crash involving Douglas Dolphin, operated by United States Army Air Corps - USAAC, with the event recorded near Rockaway Point New York.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 33.3%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

En route from Mitchell Field to Langley AFB, the crew encountered an unexpected situation and was forced to ditch the airplane off Rockaway Point. A crew member drowned and two others were rescued. The aircraft sank and was lost.

Aircraft reference details include registration 33-293, MSN 1184, year of manufacture 1933.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 40.5435°, -73.9403°.