Crash of a Travel Air S6000B in Ellensburg: 1 killed

Date & Time: Mar 4, 1966 at 1510 LT
Type of aircraft:
Travel Air 6000
Operator:
Philip L. Taylor
Registration:
N9842
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1036
YOM:
1929
Location:
Ellensburg
Washington
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Captain / Total flying hours:
254
Captain / Total hours on type:
5.00
Circumstances:
While cruising in poor weather conditions, control was lost and the airplane went into an uncontrolled descent before crashing in a field. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the pilot was flying under VFR mode in adverse weather conditions. Control was lost after an overload failure, causing skin and attachments failure in flight.
Final Report:

Crash of a Travel Air 6000 in Huitzilac

Date & Time: Sep 13, 1945 at 1300 LT
Type of aircraft:
Travel Air 6000
Operator:
Registration:
XA-BKB
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Huitzilac
Morelos
Country:
Mexico
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
6
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The single engine encountered heavy turbulence and crashed in a field located in Huitzilac. The pilot and all six passengers were injured while the aircraft was written off.

Crash of a Travel Air 6000 near Pánuco: 2 killed

Date & Time: Aug 22, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Travel Air 6000
Operator:
Registration:
XA-DEI
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Pánuco
Sinaloa
Country:
Mexico
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances some 16 km north of Pánuco, State of Sinaloa. A pilot and a passenger were killed.

Crash of a Travel Air 6000B near Guadalajara: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jan 26, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Travel Air 6000
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Location:
Guadalajara
Jalisco
Country:
Mexico
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
6
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances on Cerro García, south of Guadalajara. All seven occupants were killed.

Crash of a Travel Air 6000 on Mt Paraíso de Marsella: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 21, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Travel Air 6000
Operator:
Registration:
TI-45
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
La Marina - San José
Location:
Mt Paraíso de Marsella
Alajuela (Center-North)
Country:
Costa Rica
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The single engine airplane departed La Marina (region of San Carlos) on a flight to San José-La Sabana Airport. On board were four passengers and one pilot. While cruising over a mountain area, weather conditions deteriorated. In poor visibility due to low clouds and rain, the airplane struck the slope of Mt Paraíso de Marsella. Three passengers and the pilot were killed while an American passenger was injured. He walked away for few days before finding help.
Crew:
Pablo Balbuena.
Passengers:
Rufino Quesada Hidalgo +3.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Travel Air 6000 in Brasil de Mora

Date & Time: Oct 19, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Travel Air 6000
Operator:
Registration:
TI-11
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Brasil de Mora
San José (Central Valley)
Country:
Costa Rica
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in Brasil de Mora, 16 km west of San José. The airplane was destroyed and the pilot, Luis Parens Steffens, was injured.

Crash of a Travel Air 6000 in the Cerro Las Vueltas: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jun 20, 1937
Type of aircraft:
Travel Air 6000
Operator:
Registration:
TI-3
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
San José – San Isidro de El General
Location:
Cerro Las Vueltas
San José (Central Valley)
Country:
Costa Rica
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane impacted trees and crashed in an isolated area located in the Cerro Las Vueltas while completing a flight from San José to San Isidro de El General. As the airplane failed to arrive at destination, SAR operations were initiated but eventually suspended few days later as no trace of the aircraft nor the six occupants was found. The wreckage was found in 1941.
Crew:
Carlos Gregorio Stanton, pilot.

Crash of a Travel Air B-6000 in Lindbergh Lake

Date & Time: Oct 24, 1935
Type of aircraft:
Travel Air 6000
Operator:
Registration:
CF-ABF
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
998
YOM:
1929
Location:
Lindbergh Lake
Ontario
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot was forced to make an emergency landing following technical problems. There were no casualties and the aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire.

Crash of a Travel Air 6000A on Mt Trinidad: 8 killed

Date & Time: Sep 12, 1935
Type of aircraft:
Travel Air 6000
Operator:
Aerovias Nacionales
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Panama City – David
Location:
Mt Trinidad
Panamá
Country:
Panama
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
6
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
En route from Panama City to David, while cruising in marginal weather conditions, the airplane impacted the slope of Mt Trinidad located some 16 km north of Bejuco. The aircraft was destroyed and all eight occupants were killed, among them Robert Marstrand, pilot, and Juan Pino, Mayor of the city of David.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Travel Air S6000B in Ario de Rosales: 1 killed

Date & Time: Dec 3, 1934
Type of aircraft:
Travel Air 6000
Operator:
Benigno Serrato García
Registration:
XB-AHF
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Government
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
968
YOM:
1929
Location:
Ario de Rosales
Michoacán
Country:
Mexico
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Morelia on a liaison flight within the State of Michoacán, carrying two passengers and two crew members. En route, an engine failure forced the pilot to attempt an emergency landing when the airplane crashed in a pasture located in Ario de Rosales. The pilot Carlos Drayton, the mechanic and a adjutant (personal assistant to the General) were injured while the General Benigno Serrato García, Governor of the State of Michoacán, was killed.
Probable cause:
Engine failure for unknown reasons.
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