NC986Y
Flight / Schedule
NC986Y
Aircraft
Northrop Alpha 4Registration
NC986Y
MSN
11
Year of Manufacture
1931
Date
September 22, 1934 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Postal (mail)
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
Saint Clairsville Ohio
Region
North America • United States of America
Coordinates
40.0806°, -80.9001°
Crash Cause
Technical failure
Narrative Report
On September 22, 1934 at 12:00 AM, NC986Y experienced a crash involving Northrop Alpha 4, operated by Transcontinental %26 Western Air - TWA, with the event recorded near Saint Clairsville Ohio.
The flight was categorized as postal (mail) and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley 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 mail flight, the pilot decided to abandon the aircraft and bailed out. The single engine airplane entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in Saint Clairsville, west of Wheeling, and was destroyed. The pilot was uninjured.
Aircraft reference details include registration NC986Y, MSN 11, year of manufacture 1931.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 40.0806°, -80.9001°.
Fatalities
Total
0
Crew
0
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
While on a mail flight, the pilot decided to abandon the aircraft and bailed out. The single engine airplane entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in Saint Clairsville, west of Wheeling, and was destroyed. The pilot was uninjured.
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
Flight Type
Postal (mail)
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
North America • United States of America