Indianapolis – Cleveland

On September 7, 1922 at 12:00 AM, Indianapolis – Cleveland experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.4, operated by U.S. Air Mail Service, with the event recorded near Indianapolis Indiana.

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

1 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

After takeoff, while climbing to a height of 200 feet, the pilot initiated a sharp turn when the airplane entered a dive and crashed. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 227.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 39.9553°, -86.1663°.