Washington DC – New York

On October 14, 1919 at 12:00 AM, Washington DC – New York experienced a crash involving Curtiss R-4LM, operated by U.S. Air Mail Service, with the event recorded near Catonsville Maryland.

The flight was categorized as postal (mail) 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. En route, the pilot encountered poor visibility due to foggy conditions. Too low, the aircraft hit tree tops and crashed in a wooded area located in Catonsville, about 10 km north of the Baltimore Airport. The pilot Lyman W. Doty was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 32.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 39.2610°, -76.7455°.