Mid-air collision Accident Curtiss JN-4HT A-6240,
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Date:Monday 3 December 1923
Time:12:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic jn4 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Curtiss JN-4HT
Owner/operator:US Navy
Registration: A-6240
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Spanish Bight near Coronado Island, CA -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:North Island NAS, San Diego, VA
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Midair collision at 1000ft with another navy plane and crashed into the bay.

Sources:

https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=CR19231204.2.6&srpos=398&e=01-01-1920-01-12-1924--en--20--381--txt-txIN-Plane+crash-------1
https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/listPages/navy/asp/USN_1923.asp

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Aug-2022 10:02 Cobar Added
04-Aug-2022 10:07 Cobar Updated [Location, Narrative]
05-Aug-2022 17:30 Cobar Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source]
05-Aug-2022 17:31 Cobar Updated [Aircraft type]

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