Accident de Havilland DH-4K 222,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 269778
 
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Date:Saturday 16 July 1921
Time:16:25
Type:Silhouette image of generic dh4 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH-4K
Owner/operator:US Air Mail Services
Registration: 222
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Marina Field, San Francisco, CA -   United States of America
Phase: Take off
Nature:Cargo
Departure airport:Marina Field, San Francisco, CA
Destination airport:Sacramento, CA
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Lost control on take off at 300ft, crashed and caught fire.

Sources:

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
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=HTS19210717.2.19&srpos=162&e=01-01-1920-01-12-1924--en--20--161--txt-txIN-Plane+crash-------1

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-Nov-2021 16:37 Cobar Added
23-Nov-2021 10:24 Cobar Updated [Destination airport]
28-Jul-2022 17:22 Cobar Updated [Date, Source]
28-Jul-2022 17:27 Cobar Updated [Time]

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