Wirestrike Accident Fairchild 71 NC9148,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 34218
 
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Date:Friday 18 April 1930
Time:17:00
Type:Fairchild 71
Owner/operator:Canadian Colonial Airways
Registration: NC9148
MSN: 634
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Jersey City, NJ -   United States of America
Phase: Approach
Nature:Ferry/positioning
Departure airport:Albany
Destination airport:Newark
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Flew into power lines in fog. Pilot and three passengers (one woman) among them the French Aviator and Explorator Henry De La Vaux. He was completing a tour for the International Aeronautic Federation.

Sources:

Diario de la Marina 19 April 1930, p1
Jenaer Volksblatt 18 April 1930

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
09-Oct-2010 15:33 TB Updated [Registration, Other fatalities, Nature]
30-Jul-2018 16:54 TB Updated [Source]
08-May-2020 19:33 TB Updated [Narrative]
08-May-2020 20:05 TB Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
06-Apr-2021 12:01 Cobar Updated [Time, Registration, Phase, Narrative]

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