De Havilland DH.4
Safety Rating
10/10Total Incidents
222
Total Fatalities
64
Incident History
Mexican Air Force - Fuerza Aérea Mexicana
The pilot was completing a local training flight out from Mexico City Airport. In unknown circumstances, the single engine airplane registered 11 and named Tabasco collided with a second DH.4B of the Mexican Air Force that was engaged in a same type of mission. Registered 13 and named Chiapas, the second aircraft was also carrying one pilot. Following the collision, both airplanes dove into the ground and crashed in the district of Jardín Balbuena, southwest of the airfield. Both aircraft were destroyed and both pilots were killed.
United States Army Air Corps - USAAC
Crashed in unknown circumstances, killing both occupants.
United States Army Air Corps - USAAC
Crashed in unknown circumstances 3 miles northeast of Heathsville.
United States Army Air Corps - USAAC
Crashed in unknown circumstances some 1,5 mile east of March AFB. Crew fate unknown.
United States Army Air Corps - USAAC
Crashed shortly after takeoff from Aguilares, Texas. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot, sole on board, was injured.
Robertson Aircraft Corporation
The pilot was performing a night mail flight. En route, he encountered poor weather conditions with limited visibility. Too low, the aircraft hit a mountain slope and crashed. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.
United States Army Air Corps - USAAC
The aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances. The pilot Byrne Baucom, sole on board, was killed.
United States Army Air Corps - USAAC
The pilot, sole on board, departed Kelly AFB on a local training flight. While cruising at an altitude of about 1,500 feet, the single engine airplane collided with a second USAAC De Havilland DH.4M registered AC-29183 and also carrying one pilot. Following the collision, both aircraft dove into the ground and crashed approximately 8 miles west of Kelly AFB. Both pilots were killed.
United States Army Air Corps - USAAC
The pilot, sole on board, departed Kelly AFB on a local training flight. While cruising at an altitude of about 1,500 feet, the single engine airplane collided with a second USAAC De Havilland DH.4M registered AC-32975 and also carrying one pilot. Following the collision, both aircraft dove into the ground and crashed approximately 8 miles west of Kelly AFB. Both pilots were killed.
United States Army Air Corps - USAAC
The crew departed Chanute AFB on a local training mission when the aircraft collided with a USAAC Consolidated PT-1 Trusty. Registered 26-343, the Consolidated was also completing a local training mission with two pilots on board. Following the collision, both aircraft dove into the ground and crashed, killing all four crew members.
Robertson Aircraft Corporation
The pilot Charles Lindbergh was performing a mail flight from Springfield (Illinois) to Peoria. In flight, while cruising at night at a height of 13,000 feet in a snow storm, he lost his orientation and the fuel reserve was too low. He tried to make an emergency landing but eventually decided to abandon the aircraft and to bail out. Aircraft crashed in an open field located in Covell, in the suburb of Bloomington and was destroyed. 'Lindy' was uninjured and came back a day later with a new aircraft to pick up the mail and continue the mission. Second accident in six weeks for Charles Lindbergh.
United States Army Air Corps - USAAC
Shortly after takeoff from RAF Kenley, while climbing, the engine failed. The aircraft stalled and crashed into trees, bursting into flames. The aircraft was destroyed and both occupants were seriously injured. The pilot died from his injuries five days later. The aircraft was based at RAF Kenley and operated on behalf of the US Embassy in London. Crew: Maj Clarence Leonard Tinker. Passenger: Cdr Robert Andrew Burg. †
Robertson Aircraft Corporation
The pilot Charles Lindbergh was performing a mail flight from Peoria to Chicago. En route, weather conditions worsened and he lost his orientation. Few minutes later, fuel exhausted and he eventually took the decision to bail out and abandoned the aircraft that crashed in a corn field. While the aircraft was destroyed, the aviator was unhurt.
United States Army Air Service - USAAS
The pilot John R. Armstrong was killed in this accident that occurred in unknown circumstances.
U.S. Air Mail Service
The pilot Charles H. Ames was performing a mail flight from New Brunswick to Bellefonte. Enroute, he encountered poor weather conditions and low visibility due to fog. While trying to establish a visual contact with the ground, the aircraft collided with trees and crashed in a wooded area located on Mt Nittany. As the aircraft failed to arrive in Bellefonte, SAR operations were initiated and more than 1,000 people took part to these operations. Ten days later, on October 11, a boy aged 15 found the wreckage and the dead body in a dense wooded area.
U.S. Air Mail Service
While cruising at an altitude of 8,200 feet in poor visibility due to foggy conditions, the airplane impacted the slope of a mountain located near Silver Zone Pass. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was killed.
U.S. Air Mail Service
En route from Chicago to Omaha, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions with heavy snow falls. He abandoned the aircraft and bailed out. The aircraft dove into the ground and crashed in Kaneville. The pilot died as his parachute failed to open.
United States Army Air Service - USAAS
The pilot, sole on board, was completing a local training flight at Chanute AFB, Rantoul. The accident occurred in unknown circumstances, killing the pilot Lt Frank P. Albrook who later gave his name to the airport of Panama City, Panama.
U.S. Air Mail Service
En route from Elko to Salt Lake City, the radiator exploded, causing the engine to catch fire. The pilot attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in the Great Salt Lake Desert. The pilot was rescued and the aircraft was destroyed.
U.S. Air Mail Service
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.
U.S. Air Mail Service
En route from Cheyenne to Omaha, the pilot encountered stormy weather. He elected to make an emergency landing when the airplane crashed in a field. The pilot was injured and the aircraft was destroyed.
Syndicat National pour l'Etude du Transport Aérien - SNETA
On final approach to Neuhof Airport, the pilot completed a turn at low height when a wing impacted ground. The aircraft cartwheeled and crashed. The pilot Herman Clement was seriously injured and died from his injuries few hours later at hospital.
U.S. Air Mail Service
En route from Bellefonte to Cleveland, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions with snow falls. He reduced his altitude in an attempt to make an emergency landing when the aircraft impacted trees and crashed, bursting into flames. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.
U.S. Air Mail Service
While on a mail flight from North Platte to Cheyenne, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions when the aircraft crashed in a mountainous area. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.
U.S. Air Mail Service
En route from Cleveland to Chicago, the pilot lost control of the airplane that dove into the ground and crashed in an open field located in Castalia, bursting into flames. The pilot was seriously injured but died from his injuries few hours later.
U.S. Air Mail Service
En route from Cleveland to Chicago, the engine failed. The pilot reduced his altitude and attempted an emergency landing when the airplane collided with a steel tower and crashed. The pilot, sole on board, was seriously injured and died from his injuries few hours later.
U.S. Air Mail Service
The pilot, sole on board, departed Marina Field for a local test flight. The engine failed in flight, forcing the pilot to ditch the airplane in the San Francisco Bay. The pilot was rescued by the crew of a tugboat after an hour.
U.S. Air Mail Service
En route from Bellefonte to Cleveland, the pilot encountered poor visibility due to foggy conditions. He reduced his altitude to maintain a visual contact with the ground when the airplane impacted a barbed wire fence and crashed, coming to rest upside down. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.
U.S. Air Mail Service
The crew departed Cheyenne Airfiled on a local test flight. While flying at a height of 500 feet, the pilot initiated a sharp turn when he lost control of the airplane that entered a dive and crashed. Both occupants were killed.
U.S. Air Mail Service
En route from Rock Springs to Salt Lake City, weather conditions worsened with the presence of a storm. The pilot decided to fly over and increased his altitude till 18,000 feet when the engine lost power. The airplane entered a dive and crashed on the slope of a mountain located in the Wasatch Mountain Range. The pilot was injured and able to reach the nearest village by his own.
United States Army Air Service - USAAS
Crashed in Pearl Harbor following an engine failure. The pilot was slightly injured.
United States Army Air Service - USAAS
Crashed on landing at Bowman airport, Louisville.
U.S. Air Mail Service
En route from Salt Lake City to Rock Springs, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions, Caught by severe downdrafts, the aircraft crashed in Porcupine Ridge, a mountain located northeast of Salina, at an altitude of about 9,400 feet. The pilot survived the accident and walked for about 24 hours in negative temperature before reaching the first village.
United States Army Air Service - USAAS
Crashed on takeoff.
United States Army Air Service - USAAS
Crashed in unknown circumstances. Crew fate unknown.
United States Army Air Service - USAAS
The pilot was performing a training flight. En route, an engine failure forced the pilot to attempt an emergency landing. While the aircraft was damaged beyond repair, the pilot was unhurt.
United States Army Air Service - USAAS
Crashed in Logan near Andrews AFB. Crew fate unknown.
United States Army Air Service - USAAS
Crashed in unknown circumstances.
United States Army Air Service - USAAS
Crashed following an engine failure. Crew fate unknown.
United States Army Air Service - USAAS
Collided with a Curtiss JN-6H registered AS-45080. Both aircraft crashed in Pearl Harbor, near Luke AFB, Ford Island.
United States Army Air Service - USAAS
Crashed in an open field following a fuel exhaustion. Pilot unhurt.
United States Army Air Service - USAAS
Crashed on a beach. Crew fate unknown.
United States Army Air Service - USAAS
Crashed in Kipapa Gulch near Wheeler AFB. Crew fate unknown.
U.S. Air Mail Service
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.
United States Army Air Service - USAAS
Crashed in unknown circumstances. Crew fate unknown.
United States Army Air Service - USAAS
Crashed following an engine failure.
United States Army Air Service - USAAS
Crashed on landing in New York, exact airport unknown.
United States Army Air Service - USAAS
Crashed following technical problem.
Safety Profile
Reliability
Reliable
This rating is based on historical incident data and may not reflect current operational safety.