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Crash of a De Havilland DH.4B in South Benville

Date & Time: Nov 7, 1922
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.4
Operator:
Registration:
AS-64634
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
South Benville
New Jersey
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed following an engine failure. Crew fate unknown.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.4B in Plattsville

Date & Time: Oct 30, 1922
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.4
Operator:
Registration:
AS-65045
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Plattsville
Alabama
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in an open field following a fuel exhaustion. Pilot unhurt.
Probable cause:
Engine failure due to a fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.4B in Pearl Harbour

Date & Time: Oct 30, 1922
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.4
Operator:
Registration:
AS-63480
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Luke AFB - Luke AFB
Location:
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Collided with a Curtiss JN-6H registered AS-45080. Both aircraft crashed in Pearl Harbor, near Luke AFB, Ford Island.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.4B in Kipapa Gulch

Date & Time: Oct 14, 1922
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.4
Operator:
Registration:
AS-63620
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Wheeler AFB - Wheeler AFB
Location:
Wheeler AFB
Hawaii
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in Kipapa Gulch near Wheeler AFB. Crew fate unknown.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.4 in Indianapolis: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 7, 1922
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.4
Operator:
Registration:
227
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Indianapolis – Cleveland
Location:
Indianapolis
Indiana
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
After takeoff, while climbing to a height of 200 feet, the pilot initiated a sharp turn when the airplane entered a dive and crashed. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.
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