Old Orchad Beach - Rome

On September 7, 1927 at 04:05 AM, Old Orchad Beach - Rome experienced a crash involving Fokker F7, operated by William Randolph Hearst, with the event recorded near Atlantic Ocean All World.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river 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: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 1, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

Named 'Old Glory', the aircraft was owned by William Randolph Hearst who financed this nonstop transatlantic flight from Old Orchad Beach (Maine) to Rome, Italy. The aircraft departed Old Orchad Beach at 0023LT. At 0403LT, while cruising 1,000 km east of the Canadian coast, the crew sent a mayday message then the aircraft crashed in the sea two minutes later. The crew of the ship named 'Kyle' arrived on scene but did not find any trace or bodies. Five days later, on 12SEP1927, fuel tank, wing (a 34 feet long section) and fuselage debris were found floating on water. No trace of the occupants was ever found. Crew: Lloyd Wilson Bertaud, pilot, James DeWitt Hill, copilot. Passenger: Philip Payne, Editor of a daily newspaper from New York, edited and owned by William Randolph Hearst.

Aircraft reference details include registration NX703, MSN 4899/0501, year of manufacture 1926.