Crash of a Pitcairn PA-6 Mailwing in Edgemoor

Date & Time: Nov 19, 1932 at 0315 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
NC546K
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Richmond – Jacksonville
MSN:
86
YOM:
1929
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot, sole on board, departed Richmond on a night mail flight to Jacksonville. En route, weather conditions deteriorated and the visibility was poor due to foggy conditions. The pilot got lost and because the aircraft ran out of fuel, the pilot decided to bail out and abandoned the airplane that crashed in a pasture. The pilot was found alive.

Crash of a Keystone LB-6A in Jacksonville

Date & Time: Jan 6, 1931
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
32-168
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Jacksonville – Miami
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After takeoff from Jacksonville, while in initial climb, one of the engine failed. The aircraft lost height, impacted trees and crashed two miles east from the airfield, coming to rest broken in two. All four crew members were injured.
Probable cause:
Engine failure after takeoff.