Crash of a New Standard D-27 in Beaver Falls

Date & Time: Oct 21, 1929
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
NC9121
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
114
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route, the engine lost power and was about to fail. The pilot bailed out and the aircraft crashed in a field. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was found alive.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Travel Air 4000 in Morgantown: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jan 31, 1929
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
NC6480
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
800
YOM:
1927
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
After landing in Morgantown, the aircraft failed to stop within the remaining distance. It overran, collided with a fence before coming to rest. The pilot was killed.