ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 229828
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| Date: | Thursday 30 October 1919 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH-4B |
| Owner/operator: | US Air Mail Services |
| Registration: | 77 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Schooley's Mountain, New Jersey -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | College Park, MD |
| Belmont Park, NY | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The plane crashed into a mountain under foggy weather conditions. The pilot, Lt. John Porter Charlton jr. died in the crash.
Sources:
https://www.readingeagle.com/life/article/ron-devlins-history-book-1919-flight-ended-tragically-for-reading-high-star
https://books.google.nl/books?id=8FtOAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA301&lpg=PA301&dq=air+mail++crash+grampian+pa+march+7+1925&source=bl&ots=eDn7WcUPCR&sig=ACfU3U0sLP5k7I1yygmyXpby7ZURBWI91w&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjC-LLfzqn0AhUxNOwKHaiHB5UQ6AF6BAgQEAM#v=onepage&q=air%20mail%20%20crash%20grampian%20pa%20march%207%201925&f=false
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Oct-2019 11:31 | gerard57 | Added |
| 22-Nov-2021 10:46 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 23-Nov-2021 10:33 | Cobar | Updated [Operator] |
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