ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 342503
| Date: | Thursday 5 June 1930 |
| Time: | 13:00 |
| Type: |  Ford 5-AT-B Tri-Motor |
| Owner/operator: | Colonial Air Transport |
| Registration: | NC9675 |
| MSN: | 5-AT-033 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1929 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 15 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Boston, MA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Boston Airport, MA (BOS/KBOS) |
| New York (unknown airport), NY |
The flight took off from Boston Airport for New York. But the aircraft went nosed down and crashed into the sea. It came to rest in seven feet of water, some 60 yards from the breakwater.
One passenger was killed out of the 13 passengers and two crew.
Sources:
The Ford Tri-Motor 1926-1992 / William T. Larkins
The Pittsburgh Press - Jun 5, 1930
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