Crash of a Keystone LB-7 at Langley AFB

Date & Time: Feb 6, 1929
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
28-389
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed shortly after takeoff from Langley AFB. Crew fate unknown.

Crash of a Keystone K-47 Pathfinder at Langley AFB: 2 killed

Date & Time: Apr 26, 1927
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
NX179
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Langley AFB - Langley AFB
MSN:
1
YOM:
1927
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Both American aviators Noel Guy Davis and Stanton Hall Wooster were preparing the aircraft for a transatlantic flight from New York to Paris, taking part to the Orteig Prize. Named 'American Legion', the aircraft was the first prototype of the Keystone K-47 Pathfinder and built especially for this crew and mission. From the airbase of Langley, Virginia, the crew was performing a local training flight around the base. Shortly after takeoff, while climbing to a height of 50 feet, the crew noted the presence of trees and made a sharp turn to the left. At an insufficient speed, the aircraft stalled and crashed in a swampy area and was destroyed. Both occupants were killed.

Crash of a Martin NBS-1 in Dayton: 5 killed

Date & Time: Apr 21, 1923
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
AS-64205
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Dayton - Langley
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from McCook Field located in Dayton downtown, bound to Langley, Virginia, the aircraft encountered gusty winds, went out of control and crashed in the Miami River. All five occupants, among them Captain Walter Ralls Lawson, were killed.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.4 at Langley AFB

Date & Time: Feb 20, 1922
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
AS-64536
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed on takeoff at Langley AFB.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.4B at Langley AFB

Date & Time: Oct 22, 1921
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
AS-63865
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances at Langley AFB. Crew fate unknown.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.4B at Langley AFB

Date & Time: Sep 29, 1921
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
AS-64521
Flight Type:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed on landing. Crew fate unknonw.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.4B at Langley AFB

Date & Time: Sep 15, 1921
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
AS-64511
Flight Type:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed on landing. Crew fate unknown.

Crash of a Thomas-Morse MB-2 in Poe: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 3, 1921
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
AS-64212
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Charleston – Langley
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The aircraft was on its way from Charleston to Langley AFB with two other airplanes. En route, they ran into a thunderstorm and a few minutes later, one machine fell. Another continued on and landed at Seebert, about a hundred miles east, while the third aircraft returned and landed on another place. The aircraft was seen to go into a spin and crashed into the ground. One of the other machines flew low, located the scene of the accident and found the bomber in flames, with its tail pointing upward. All five occupants were killed.
Crew:
Lt Harry Speck, pilot,
Lt William Fitzpatrick, copilot.
Passengers:
Sgt Arthur Brown,
Cpl Alexander Hazleton,
Walter Howard.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.4B at Langley AFB

Date & Time: Aug 29, 1921
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
AS-63910
Flight Type:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed on landing following an engine failure.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.