Accident Curtiss R-6 AS-68564,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 104206
 
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Date:Saturday 4 October 1924
Time:
Type:Curtiss R-6
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Service (USAAS)
Registration: AS-68564
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Wilbur Wright Field, Fairfield, OH -   United States of America
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Demo/Airshow/Display
Departure airport:Wilbur Wright Field, Fairfield, OH
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Broke up at 1000ft and crashed, was competing in the Pulitzer Race.

Sources:

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=CC19241004.2.7&srpos=81&e=01-01-1920-01-12-1924--en--20--81--txt-txIN-Plane+crash-------1

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
26-Jul-2022 10:40 Cobar Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]

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