Travel Air 6000

Servicio Aéreo Panini

The single engine encountered heavy turbulence and crashed in a field located in Huitzilac. The pilot and all six passengers were injured while the aircraft was written off.

Lineas Aéreas Mineras - LAMSA

Crashed in unknown circumstances some 16 km north of Pánuco, State of Sinaloa. A pilot and a passenger were killed.

Empresa Nacional de Transporte Aéreo - ENTA

Hit trees and crashed in an isolated area located in the Cerro Las Vueltas while completing a flight from San José to San Isidro de El General. As the airplane failed to arrive, SAR operations were conducted but eventually suspended few days later as no trace of the aircraft nor the six occupants was found. The wreckage was found in 1941.

Starratt Airways %26 Transportation

Crew was forced to make an emergency landing following technical problems. While no one was injured, the aircraft was destroyed by post crash fire.

Benigno Serrato García

The airplane departed Morelia on a liaison flight within the State of Michoacán, carrying two passengers and two crew members. En route, an engine failure forced the pilot to attempt an emergency landing when the airplane crashed in a pasture located in Ario de Rosales. The pilot Carlos Drayton, the mechanic and a adjutant (personal assistant to the General) were injured while the General Benigno Serrato García, Governor of the State of Michoacán, was killed.

Aeronaves de Mexico

The airplane crashed for unknown reasons upon landing at Acapulco Airport. The female passenger and the pilot were slightly injured. This was the first accident involving Aeronaves de Mexico that was created the day prior to the accident on September 14, 1934.

Hunter Airways

While cruising at night on a flight from Little Rock to Memphis, the pilot got lost. He reduced his altitude when the airplane collided with an oak tree and crashed. Both occupants were killed.

Leavens Brothers Air Services

Few minutes after takeoff from Orillia, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and was forced to attempt an emergency landing in a field. There were no casualties and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

John Maher

The airplane departed Hamilton on a local flight with four passengers and one pilot on board. While performing a low pass, the airplane suffered a structural failure and crashed. All five occupants were killed. Crew: Robert Miller Stirling. Passengers: Charles L Daly Jr., John Maher Jr., Harold Raine, Alfred Rodgers.

Wallace Beery

While descending to Rosemead Field, at a height of about 400 feet, the aircraft suffered a tail failure. It entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in the district of San Gabriel. The aircraft was destroyed and all three occupants were killed. The airplane was owned by the American actor Wallace Beery who was not on board at the time of the accident.

Canadian Airways

The crew departed Toronto on a mail flight to Montreal. En route, he encountered engine problems and attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed nose first in the frozen Long Lake, some 11 km south of Perth. The aircraft was destroyed and both crew members were killed. Seven sacks of mail were recovered. Crew: Harold Robinson, Hervé Simoneau.

Universal Airlines

On final approach to Kansas City-Fairfax Field Airport, while completing a last turn, the pilot lost control of the airplane that stalled and crashed in a field. The aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire and all five occupants were killed.

William H. Emery Jr.

The aircraft departed St Mary's on a private trip to Bradford, north Pennsylvania. En route, the pilot encountered poor visibility due to foggy conditions. He reduced his altitude and apparently attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in a pasture near Kane. The aircraft was destroyed and all four occupants were killed.

Skyways - Canada

From the 13 to the 15 of September 1929 was the official ceremony for the opening days and inauguration of the Saint Catharines Airport which was later renamed Niagara District Airport. On the second day of this ceremony, a Travel Air 6000A operated by Skyways Canada was performing pleasure tours around the city of Saint Catharines. In the afternoon, the single engine airplane departed Saint Catharines Airport with five passengers and one pilot for a local joyride. En route, the airplane went out of control and crashed in a field located in Merritton, about 5 km southwest of the aerodrome. The aircraft was destroyed and all six occupants were killed.