Accident Curtiss JN-6H AS-44889, Tuesday 21 June 1921
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Date:Tuesday 21 June 1921
Time:09:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic jn4 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Curtiss JN-6H
Owner/operator:US Army Air Service
Registration: AS-44889
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:1.5 mi E & ¼ mi S of main field, March Field, CA -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:March Field, CA
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed after entering a spin at 300ft.

Sources:

#http://www.aviationarchaeology.com#
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=HS19210621.2.22&srpos=204&e=01-01-1920-01-12-1924--en--20--201--txt-txIN-Plane+crash-------1

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
29-Jul-2022 17:39 Cobar Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Source, ]
01-Aug-2022 13:08 Cobar Updated [Time, Narrative, ]

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