Crash of a Consolidated PBY-2 Catalina into Lake Pontchartrain: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jan 28, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
0455
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Pensacola - New Orleans
MSN:
2
YOM:
1937
Crew on board:
16
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
While performing a training exercise, the seaplane crashed in unknown circumstances into Lake Pontchartrain, near New Orleans. Three crew members were killed and 13 others occupants were injured.

Crash of a Lockheed A-29 Hudson off New Orleans: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 14, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
41-23395
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
414-6212
YOM:
1941
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The twin engine airplane crashed in unknown circumstances into the Gulf of Mexico, some 100 km south of New Orleans. All ifve crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Robert J. Albers,
1st Lt Randel L. Cox,
S/Sgt Eual K. Martin,
T/Sgt Guy C. Payne,
2nd Lt Joe P. Stanford.

Crash of a Fokker Super Universal in New Orleans

Date & Time: Dec 28, 1932
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
NC9127
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
845
YOM:
1929
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Lockheed 5B Vega in Marshall: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jan 7, 1931
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
NC537M
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Dallas – New Orleans
MSN:
106
YOM:
1930
Location:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
En route from Dallas to New Orleans, the crew encountered poor visibility due to foggy conditions when the aircraft crashed in Marshall, TX. The aircraft was destroyed and all three occupants were killed.
Crew:
Arthur C. Brown, pilot,
Everett Williams, mechanic.
Passenger:
Robert Wilton.