Accident Baldwin Biplane ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 171466
 
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Date:Tuesday 2 September 1913
Time:18:00
Type:Baldwin Biplane
Owner/operator:George Schmitt
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Near the Rutland Fairgrounds, Vermont -   United States of America
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Demo/Airshow/Display
Departure airport:Rutland
Destination airport:Rutland
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
The passenger in the plane panicked and broke a control wire bringing the plane down From 500 ft near the fairgrounds.The passenger J. Dyer Spellman survived but the pilot George Schmitt died in the crash.

Sources:

https://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/local/2014/11/20/history-plane-crashes-vermont/70013312/?from=new-cookie
https://i1.wp.com/u32chronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/image4-4.jpg

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
21-Nov-2014 08:00 gerard57 Added
31-Mar-2020 13:30 Cobar Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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