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Crash of a Boeing 95 in Bedford: 1 killed

Date & Time: Mar 31, 1932 at 0230 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
NC191E
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
New York – Cleveland
MSN:
1054
YOM:
1929
Location:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
While on a night mail flight from New York to Cleveland, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions with rain and snow. He reduced his altitude to establish a visual contact with the ground when the aircraft crashed in a farm area near Bedford. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot, sole on board, was killed.

Crash of a Boeing 95 in Bedford

Date & Time: May 24, 1930
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
NC418E
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Cleveland – New York
MSN:
1062
YOM:
1929
Location:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route from Cleveland to New York, the engine caught fire. The pilot decided to abandon the aircraft and bailed out. The airplane entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a pasture, bursting into flames. The pilot was uninjured.
Probable cause:
The engine caught fire in flight for unknown reasons.