Crash of a Stinson Model U in Nantucket

Date & Time: Sep 3, 1938
Type of aircraft:
Stinson Model U
Operator:
Registration:
NC12121
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
9009
YOM:
1932
Location:
Nantucket
Massachusetts
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:
Suffered an accident in Nantucket and was destroyed by fire. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Stinson Model U in Albany

Date & Time: Feb 6, 1936 at 1154 LT
Type of aircraft:
Stinson Model U
Operator:
Registration:
NC12119
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Albany - Newark
MSN:
9007
YOM:
1932
Location:
Albany
New York
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While taking off from Albany Airport, the airplane went out of control and rammed into a high snowbank. The passenger was slightly injured while the pilot was critically injured.
Crew:
William Lester, pilot.
Passenger:
Mr. Allen.

Crash of a Stinson Model U in Detroit: 3 killed

Date & Time: Feb 8, 1933
Type of aircraft:
Stinson Model U
Operator:
Registration:
NX12132
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Test
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Detroit - Detroit
MSN:
9013
YOM:
1932
Location:
Detroit-Metropolitan-Wayne County
Michigan
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local test flight out from Detroit-Metropolitan-Wayne County Airport. It crashed in unknown circumstances near the airport, killing all three crew members.
Crew:
Owen Pinaire, chief test pilot,
Arthur Saxon, chief engineer,
Sam Benson, assistant chief engineer.
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