Accident Spad 13E AS-8776, Thursday 6 July 1922
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Date:Thursday 6 July 1922
Time:
Type:Spad 13E
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Service (USAAS)
Registration: AS-8776
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Selfridge Field, MI -   United States of America
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Selfridge Field, MI
Narrative:
Pilot killed spin stall crash trying to avoid a hangar and caught fire
Listed among 1923 US Army accident reports

Sources:

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=MSS19220707.2.5&srpos=380&e=01-01-1920-01-12-1924--en--20--361--txt-txIN-Plane+crash-------1

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
18-Jan-2019 08:02 Anon. Updated [Narrative, ]
04-Aug-2022 08:23 Cobar Updated [Date, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]

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