Lone Rock – La Crosse

On February 9, 1921 at 12:00 AM, Lone Rock – La Crosse experienced a crash involving Junkers-Larsen JL-6 (Junkers F.13), operated by U.S. Air Mail Service, with the event recorded near La Crosse Wisconsin.

The flight was categorized as postal (mail) 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 technical failure. A landing was made at Lone Rock, to repair anemometer gear pump. Shortly after taking off from Lone Rock, back firing occurred and a second landing was made. Additionnal work was done on the pump and again, after getting into the air it failed to work. While circling field at La Crosse, the aircraft apparently lost control and made a nose dive. All three crew members were killed. Crew: William Carroll, pilot Hiram H. Rowe, pilot Robert B. Hill, mechanic.

Aircraft reference details include registration 301, MSN 538, year of manufacture 1920.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 43.8123°, -91.2514°.