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| Date: | Wednesday 22 March 1922 |
| Time: | c. 12:00 |
| Type: | Curtiss HS-2L |
| Owner/operator: | Miami Airways |
| Registration: | n/a |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | ca 8,5 mi off Bimini -
 Bahamas
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Miami, FL (11:30) |
| Bimini (12:15) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The seaplane "Miss Miami" made a hard ditching after propeller broke shortly after leaving Miami for a 45 minutes flight to Bimini. Drifted with the Gulf Stream to north until the hull began to leak and capsized. Pilot Robert L. Moore survived seriously injured and rescued by tanker "SS William Green" after 56 hours. Three women and two men drowned.
Sources:
The Lakeland Evening Telegram 25 March 1922, p1
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/237994896/gladys-bulte
https://case-law.vlex.com/vid/wendorff-v-mo-state-899813851
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Mar-2024 19:59 | TB | Added |
| 03-Mar-2024 10:47 | TB | Updated [Time, Registration, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Mar-2024 10:56 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Country, Source, ] |
| 03-Mar-2024 10:59 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, ] |
| 12-Mar-2024 18:30 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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