Accident de Havilland DH-4B A-5986,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 280974
 
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Date:Thursday 16 October 1924
Time:17:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic dh4 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH-4B
Owner/operator:United States Navy (USN)
Registration: A-5986
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Grand Central Airport, Glendale, California -   United States of America
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Grand Central Airport, Glendale, CA
Destination airport:North Island NAS, CA
Narrative:
Lost control after right wing hit a hangar, crashed into an oil pump and caught fire.

Sources:

https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=CJ19241018.2.13&srpos=271&e=01-01-1920-01-12-1924--en--20--261--txt-txIN-Plane+crash-------1
https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/listPages/navy/asp/USN_1924.asp

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
31-Jul-2022 12:55 Cobar Added
05-Aug-2022 17:45 Cobar Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source]
10-Apr-2024 11:10 Nepa Updated [Operator, Location, Operator]

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