Crash of a Ford 4 in Billings: 2 killed

Date & Time: Nov 21, 1942 at 0811 LT
Type of aircraft:
Ford 4
Operator:
Atlantic Airmotive
Registration:
NC6892
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Positioning
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
4-AT-028
YOM:
31
Location:
Billings-Logan
Montana
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Crashed on take off from Billings Airport, killing both crew members who were on a delivery flight to the US Army Engineer Corps.
Probable cause:
Excessive accumulation of ice on airframe, wings and elevators caused the aircraft to stall after rotation.

Crash of a Ford 4 in West Orange: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 10, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Ford 4
Operator:
Atlantic Airmotive
Registration:
NC5493
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
4-AT-022
YOM:
1
Location:
West Orange
New Jersey
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:
Few minutes after take off from Newark, while on a cargo flight, the three engine aircraft went out of control, dove into the ground and crashed in a field located in West Orange, some 7 miles from the airfield. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and post crash fire and the pilot Richard A. Behrens, sole aboard, was killed.
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