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| Date: | Sunday 8 January 1928 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Fairchild FC-2 |
| Owner/operator: | Colonial Western Airways |
| Registration: | NC3780 |
| MSN: | 39 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Rural Grove, NY -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Albany |
| Buffalo | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ground collision in fog. All three occupants died in the crash.
Sources:
Ref: Major Commercial Airline Disasters 1920-1929; planecrashinfo.com; goldenyears.ukf.net
https://dailygazette.com/article/2018/10/05/cudmore-1928-plane-crash-in-the-town-of-root-claimed-three-lives
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 12-Mar-2011 13:27 | Johnny Johnny | Updated [Registration, Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 06-Oct-2018 07:39 | gerard57 | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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