Crash of a Northrop Delta II near Fredericton: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 14, 1939
Type of aircraft:
Northrop Delta
Operator:
Registration:
673
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Mégantic - Fredericton
MSN:
CV-183
Location:
Fredericton
New Brunswick
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew departed Mégantic on a reconnaissance mission to Fredericton. As the airplane failed to arrive at destination, SAR operations were initiated but eventually abandoned as no trace of the aircraft nor both pilots was found. The wreckage was found by trappers 19 years later about 64 km north of Fredericton.

Crash of a Northrop Delta 1E in Virestad

Date & Time: Jul 6, 1934
Type of aircraft:
Northrop Delta
Operator:
Registration:
SE-ADW
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Stockholm – Malmö – Hannover
MSN:
29
YOM:
1934
Location:
Virestad
Småland
Country:
Sweden
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Aircraft flight hours:
29
Circumstances:
The crew departed Stockholm-Barkarby Airport on a mail flight to Hanover with an intermediate stop in Malmö. On the leg to Malmö, serious vibrations with the rudder forced the crew to abandon the airplane and to bail out. The single engine aircraft named 'Småland' entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in an open field located 15 km northeast of Älmhults. Both crew members were uninjured and the aircraft was destroyed. Brand new, the aircraft was delivered last June and totalized 29 flying hours only.

Crash of a Northrop Delta 1B in Mexico: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 5, 1934
Type of aircraft:
Northrop Delta
Operator:
Registration:
XA-BED
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Delivery
Survivors:
No
MSN:
04
YOM:
1933
Location:
Mexico
All Mexico
Country:
Mexico
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a flight from the US to Mexico to deliver the airplane to the Mexican operator Aerovias Centrales. While cruising over Mexico, the aircraft suffered an in-flight explosion and crashed, killing both crew members.

Crash of a Northrop Delta 1A in Moriarty

Date & Time: Nov 12, 1933 at 0040 LT
Type of aircraft:
Northrop Delta
Operator:
Registration:
NC12292
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Kansas City – Albuquerque
MSN:
03
YOM:
1933
Location:
Moriarty
New Mexico
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot, sole on board, departed Kansas City on a night mail flight to Albuquerque. While cruising at an altitude of 6,000 feet, the engine caught fire. The pilot Harlan William Hull decided to abandon the aircraft and bailed out. The airplane dove into the ground and crashed near Moriarty, bursting into flames. The pilot was uninjured while the airplane was destroyed.
Probable cause:
Engine fire in flight.
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