Mid-air collision Accident Aero-Craft Aero-Coupe NC4917,
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Date:Sunday 7 October 1928
Time:
Type:Aero-Craft Aero-Coupe
Owner/operator:C W Brown
Registration: NC4917
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Burns Field Detroit MI -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:River Rouge Field MI
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Mid air collision, because the pilot was blinded by the sun,with a Travel Air that had taken off from Burns Field and was climbing. Both aircraft crashed killing the 5 occupants.

Sources:

Nieuwsblad van het Zuiden
09-10-1928

Revision history:

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14-Mar-2021 12:50 Cobar Added

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