- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | December 16, 1918 |
Time: | ? |
Location: | Elizabeth, New Jersey |
Operator: | US Aerial Mail Service |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | ? |
AC Type: | De Havilland DH-4 |
Registration: | 97 |
cn / ln: | ? |
Aboard: | 1 (passengers:0 crew:1) |
Fatalities: | 1 (passengers:0 crew:1) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | Carl Smith was killed when his mail plane feet 500 feet while attempting to land. He tried to reposition the aircraft after the wind shifted and lost control of the plane and dived into the ground. |
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