Bolling AFB - Bolling AFB

The crew was completing a local training flight at Bolling AFB when the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances south of the airbase. A crew member was killed and the second was injured.

Flight / Schedule

Bolling AFB - Bolling AFB

Aircraft

Curtiss JN-4

Registration

AC-45012

Date

April 15, 1927 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Training

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Crash Location

Bolling AFB Washington DC

Region

North America • United States of America

Coordinates

38.8377°, -77.0171°

Narrative Report

On April 15, 1927 at 12:00 AM, Bolling AFB - Bolling AFB experienced a crash involving Curtiss JN-4, operated by United States Army Air Corps - USAAC, with the event recorded near Bolling AFB Washington DC.

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

2 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 50.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The crew was completing a local training flight at Bolling AFB when the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances south of the airbase. A crew member was killed and the second was injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration AC-45012.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 38.8377°, -77.0171°.

Fatalities

Total

1

Crew

1

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

The crew was completing a local training flight at Bolling AFB when the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances south of the airbase. A crew member was killed and the second was injured.

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

2

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

1

Fatality Rate

50.0%

Known people on board: 2

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Bolling AFB - Bolling AFB

Flight Type

Training

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Region / Country

North America • United States of America

Aircraft Details

Aircraft

Curtiss JN-4

Registration

AC-45012