Reno - Reno

On August 1, 1924 at 12:00 AM, Reno - Reno experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.4, operated by U.S. Air Mail Service, with the event recorded near Reno Nevada.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley 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.

The listed crash cause is human factor. A pilot of the company recently died in a crash. During the funeral, another pilot completed a low pass at low speed when the aircraft impacted power cables and crashed, bursting into flames. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 297.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 39.5285°, -119.8114°.