Accident Naval Aircraft Factory PT-1 A-6046,
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Date:Friday 5 May 1922
Time:15:00
Type:Naval Aircraft Factory PT-1
Owner/operator:United States Navy (USN)
Registration: A-6046
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Potomac River near Giesboro Point, Washington DC -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Anacostia NAS, DC
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Mid air collision with another USN seaplane and crashed into the river. The other seaplane an Elias EM-1 crash landed in the Potomac.

Sources:

https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn84026749/1922-05-06/ed-1/?sp=3&r=0.057,0.345,0.585,0.33,0
https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/listPages/navy/asp/USN_1922.asp

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
29-Jul-2022 17:00 Cobar Added
29-Jul-2022 17:00 Cobar Updated [Aircraft type]
03-Aug-2022 21:22 Cobar Updated [Aircraft type]
03-Aug-2022 21:36 Cobar Updated [Narrative]
05-Aug-2022 15:58 Cobar Updated [Registration, Source]
10-Apr-2024 10:55 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]

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