Box 2
Container
Contains 53 Results:
Accident reports, 1940-1941
File — Box: 2, Folder: 7
Contents
Report for December 4, 1940. A Douglas DC-3A (NC-25678) operated by United Air Lines crashed near Chicago, Illinois while on a scheduled passenger and mail flight from LaGuardia Field, New York to Chicago, Illinois (with stops in Philadelphia and Allentown, Pennsylvania and Akron and Cleveland, Ohio). The pilot Philip Cramer Scott, his copilot and stewardess, and 7 of the 13 passengers were killed.Report for March 10, 1941. A Douglas DC-3B (NC-15592) operated by American Airlines...
Dates:
1940-1941
Accident reports , March-July 1937
File — Box: 2, Folder: 8
Contents
Report for May 16, 1938. A Lockheed Model 14-H Super Electra (NC-17394) owned by the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation crashed near Saugus, California while on non-scheduled flight carrying baggage and non-paying customers. The plane was traveling from Burbank, California to Las Vegas, Nevada, where it was due to be handed over to Northwest Airlines. The pilot was Sidney L. Willey, and the crash resulted in the death of Willey, his copilot, and all 6 passengers. Report for July 8,...
Dates:
March-July 1937
Accident reports, April 1940
File — Box: 2, Folder: 9
Contents
Seventy-one (71) reports of minor incidents from the Air Safety Board in Washington, D.C. Dated June 29, 1940.Report for April 27, 1940. A Sikorsky S-38 Amphibion (NC-79) owned by the Civil Aeronautics Authority crashed into the Long Island Sound off of Port Washington, New York while on a flight test for a 4-M pilot rating. The pilot undertaking the test, Eric E. Radke, his copilot and 1 passenger were all killed.Report for April 16, 1940. A Stinson (Aircraft) UC-81K...
Dates:
April 1940
Accident reports, October- November 1940
File — Box: 2, Folder: 10
Contents
Packet with bulletin and four (4) minor incident reports from the Civil Aeronautics Board in Washington, D.C. Dated November 16, 1940.One (1) minor incident report from the Civil Aeronautics Board in Washington, D.C. Dated October 26, 1940.Packet with bulletin and ten (10) minor incident reports from the Civil Aeronautics Board in Washington, D.C. Dated November 9, 1940.Packet with bulletin and nine (9) minor incident reports from the Civil Aeronautics...
Dates:
October- November 1940
Accident reports, October - December 1941
File — Box: 2, Folder: 11
Contents
Bulletin from the Civil Aeronautics Board in Washington, D.C. Dated October 8, 1941.Safety bulletin from the Civil Aeronautics Board in Washington, D.C. Undated.Report for June 1, 1941. Two Douglas DC-3s (NC-25667 and NC-1941) crashed near Wichita, Kansas while operating scheduled carrier services. NC-25667, operated by Braniff Airways, was running between Brownville, Texas and Chicago, Illinois. NC-1941, operated by Transcontinental and Western Airways, was running...
Dates:
October - December 1941
Accident reports, May 1942
File — Box: 2, Folder: 12
Contents
Report for October 12, 1941. An Aeronca C-3 (NC-13560) and a Piper J-2 Cub (NC-19500) were involved in a collision near Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania while on a training flight. The pilot of the Aeronca, Claude R. Judy Jr., and his student were killed in the accident. The pilot of the Piper Cub, Bertram A. Tripp, was not harmed.Report for May 27, 1942. A Piper J-3L Cub (NC-35857) owned by McInnis Aviation Services crashed near Morris, Minnesota while on a training flight. The...
Dates:
May 1942
Accident reports, May 1942
File — Box: 2, Folder: 13
Contents
Five (5) minor incident reports from the Civil Aeronautics Board in Washington, D.C. Dated May 25, 1942.Report for June 21, 1941. A Douglas (DC-3) DST (Douglas Sleeper Transport) (NC-16001) operated by American Airlines crashed near Euless, Texas while on a scheduled carrier flight from Fort Worth, Texas to New York City. The pilot was William B. Hooton. None of the 3 crew members or 13 passengers were harmed.Two (2) Safety Bulletins from the Civil Aeronautics Board....
Dates:
May 1942
Accident reports May 1942 Special Notice -- U.S. Department of Commerce, Civil Aeronautics Administration. "Weekly Notice to Airmen." Vol. 9, No. 51. 45 pages plus 4 maps, May 28, 1942
File — Box: 2, Folder: 14
Contents
From the Series:
This series contains Aircraft Accident Reports from the Bureau of Air Commerce and the Civil Aeronautics Board, circa 1937 to 1944. These items were formerly stored in the original envelopes that the reports were sent to Colonel Moore in. The original order of these items has been preserved - they are organized in the order Col. Moore received them. Note that reports were often filed months after the actual accident occurred. The first seven (7) folders contain a mix of reports from full...
Dates:
May 28, 1942
Accident reports , June 1942
File — Box: 2, Folder: 15
Contents
Report for November 25, 1941. A Piper J-3 Cub (NC-38796) owned by Aviation Services, Inc. crashed into the Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia. The pilot, Raymond E. Snow II, and an employee at the Dry Dock Company were killed in the accident.Fifteen (15) minor incident reports from the Civil Aeronautics Board in Washington, D.C. Dated June, 1942.Report for December 7, 1941. Two Piper J-3C Cubs (NC-35111 and NC-26950) owned by K-T Flying Service were shot down...
Dates:
June 1942
Accident reports, June 1942
File — Box: 2, Folder: 16
Contents
Bulletin from the Civil Aeronautics Board in Washington, D.C. concerning fatal aircraft accident statistics for May 1942. Dated June 20, 1942.Packet with three (3) safety bulletins and three (3) minor incident reports from the Civil Aeronautics Board in Washington, D.C. Dated June 1942.Report for October 2, 1941. A Douglas DC-3 (NC-25691) operated by Pennsylvania-Central Airlines crashed near Morgantown, West Virginia while on a scheduled air carrier service from ....
Dates:
June 1942
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