Crash of a Curtiss Robin C-1 in San José

Date & Time: Sep 7, 1936
Type of aircraft:
Curtiss Robin
Operator:
EDAC
Registration:
TI-4
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
La Cuesta – La Sabana
MSN:
608
Location:
San José-La Sabana
San José (Central Valley)
Country:
Costa Rica
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Approaching La Sabana Airport on a flight from La Cuesta, the engine failed. The pilot made a forced landing in Pavas, some 3 km west of the airfield. The airplane named 'Espíritu Tico' was damaged beyond repair and all three occupants escaped unhurt.
Crew:
Luis Parens Steffens, pilot.
Probable cause:
Engine failure caused by a fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Curtiss Robin B in Sheboygan: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 23, 1930 at 1225 LT
Type of aircraft:
Curtiss Robin
Operator:
Sheboygan Airways
Registration:
NC360E
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Sheboygan - Sheboygan
MSN:
151
YOM:
1929
Location:
Sheboygan-County Memorial
Wisconsin
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Captain / Total flying hours:
2000
Circumstances:
The aircraft departed Sheboygan for a local tour, carrying two passengers and one pilot, Marshall Field. While completing aerobatics, the pilot lost control of the airplane that crashed in an open field, bursting into flames. The aircraft was destroyed and all three occupants were killed.

Crash of a Curtiss Robin B in Woodbine: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jan 9, 1930
Type of aircraft:
Curtiss Robin
Operator:
Registration:
NC8326
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Columbia - Miami
MSN:
203
YOM:
1929
Location:
Woodbine
Georgia
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
En route from Columbia to Miami, the pilot lost control of the airplane that entered a dive and crashed in a marshy field near Woodbine. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot Neva Estelle Paris was killed.

Crash of a Curtiss Robin C-1 in Bogalusa

Date & Time: Sep 1, 1929
Type of aircraft:
Curtiss Robin
Operator:
Registration:
NC8372
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
254
YOM:
1929
Location:
Bogalusa
Louisiana
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The aircraft suffered a structural failure on a wing, lost height and crashed in a pasture. All three occupants were injured.
Probable cause:
Wing failure in flight.
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