ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 67536
Last updated: 21 February 2021
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| Date: | 28-MAY-1921 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Curtiss Eagle |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Service USAAS |
| Registration: | AS-64243 |
| C/n / msn: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Morgantown, MD -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Langley Field VA |
| Bolling Field DC |
The aircraft stalled when it encountered an updraft at low altitude while trying to clear trees near the unfamiliar field and fell vertically, nose first, into the ground,while
attempting to land at Morgantown, Maryland in a a severe thunderstorm.
Sources:
#http://www.aviationarchaeology.com#
Algemeen Handelsblad
30-05-1921
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Feb-2021 20:52 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Feb-2021 21:10 | Cobar | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 21-Feb-2021 21:54 | Cobar | Updated [Operator] |
| 21-Feb-2021 21:58 | Cobar | Updated [Registration] |
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