Crash of a Stearman C-3MB in Cove: 1 killed
Date & Time:
Jan 18, 1929
Operator:
Registration:
NC1682
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Boise – Pasco
MSN:
102
YOM:
1928
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot Harold Buckner was performing a mail flight from Boise to Pasco. While cruising by night, he encountered low visibility due to foggy conditions when the aircraft impacted a hill near Cove. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was killed.
