Crash of a Stinson R-3 in Raymondville: 3 killed

Date & Time: Dec 6, 1932
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
NC449M
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Brownsville - Brownsville
MSN:
8600
YOM:
1931
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Brownsville on a local flight. En route, weather conditions worsened when the aircraft went out of control and crashed in a pasture. All three occupants were killed.

Crash of a Ford 4 in Tampico: 5 killed

Date & Time: Apr 9, 1929
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
M-SCAL
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Mexico City – Tuxpan – Tampico – Brownsville
Country:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff, while climbing to a height of 100 feet, one of the engine failed. The aircraft stalled and crashed, killing all five occupants, among them pilot Dennis W. Taylor.
Probable cause:
Engine failure shortly after rotation.