Narrative:
The aircraft was damaged beyond repair at Oakland, California. The left main wheel came off, throwing the airplane into a ground loop violent enough to crack its wooden wing and carry away the landing gear.
accident date: 26-12-1929
type: Fokker F.10
registration: NC5358
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 26 December 1929 |
| Type: | Fokker F.10 |
| Operator: | Western Air Express |
| Registration: | NC5358 |
| MSN: | 1002 |
| First flight: | 1928 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Oakland Municipal Airport, CA (OAK) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| ? |
The aircraft was damaged beyond repair at Oakland, California. The left main wheel came off, throwing the airplane into a ground loop violent enough to crack its wooden wing and carry away the landing gear.
Classification:
Damaged on the ground
Sources:
» TWA Skyliner Magazine, 1988-08-15Photos
accident date: 26-12-1929
type: Fokker F.10
registration: NC5358
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