Pitcairn PA-6 Mailwing

American Airways

While on a night cargo flight from Cleveland to Buffalo, flying into snow falls, the airplane suffered an engine failure. The pilot bailed out and abandoned the aircraft that entered a dive and crashed in an open field located near the shore of Erie Lake. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was uninjured.

Eastern Air Transport

The pilot, sole on board, departed Richmond on a night mail flight to Jacksonville. En route, weather conditions deteriorated and the visibility was poor due to foggy conditions. The pilot got lost and because the aircraft ran out of fuel, the pilot decided to bail out and abandoned the airplane that crashed in a pasture. The pilot was found alive.

American Airways

While on a night mail flight from Saint Louis to Evansville, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions with heavy rain falls. He attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in a field located in Centralia. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was killed.

Canadian Airways

The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances near Unionvale. The pilot, sole on board, was injured.

Eastern Air Transport

En route, the pilot encountered icing conditions and the control of the aircraft became hard. The pilot eventually decided to abandon the aircraft and bailed out. The airplane dove into the ground and crashed in a pasture. The airplane was destroyed while the pilot was unhurt.

Eastern Air Transport

En route from Charlotte to Greensboro, the engine failed. As the pilot was unable to attempt an emergency landing, he decided to bail out. The aircraft crashed in a field and was destroyed. The pilot Henry Tyndall 'Dick' Merrill was unhurt.

Embry Riddle Company

The airplane crashed during a snowstorm. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.

Thompson Aeronautical Corporation

The airplane crashed in foggy conditions, killing the pilot, sole on board.

Eastern Air Transport

En route, the pilot encountered foggy conditions and due to low visibility, was unable to locate his position. He eventually decided to abandon the aircraft and bailed out. The aircraft crashed and was destroyed and the pilot was unhurt.

Thompson Aeronautical Corporation

While approaching South Bend, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions with heavy snow falls. As he lost his orientation and was unable to fix his position, he decided to abandon the aircraft and bailed out. He landed about four miles southeast of Mishawaka, half a mile from where the plane crashed and was destroyed. Two sacks of mail were undamaged. The pilot Albert Hunt "Al" DeWitt was uninjured.