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| Date: | Sunday 3 October 1920 |
| Time: | 15:00 |
| Type: |  Curtiss JN-4 |
| Owner/operator: | US Navy |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hartford Golf Club, CT -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Hartford Golf Club, CT |
| Mitchel Field, Mineola, LI, NY |
Lost control die to an engine failure at 75ft, crashed and caught fire. The passenger died later that day.
Sources:
https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/3-october-1920/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2022 14:46 | Cobar | Added |
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