Accident Stearman C3MB ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 30925
 
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Date:Saturday 14 January 1928
Time:
Type:Stearman C3MB
Owner/operator:Stearman Aircraft
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Holbrook, ID -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Test
Departure airport:Wichita, KS
Destination airport:Boise, ID
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed during testflight from Stearman factory to Boise; pilot Frederic Hoyt used his parachute and landed safely, he froze to death on the ground.

Sources:

https://books.google.nl/books?id=AC88AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA17&lpg=PA17&dq=stinson+field+crash+october+15+1927&source=bl&ots=vFfFGbVAUg&sig=ACfU3U2LNZ1C0kg8cgyYp4SmLwK3eRiE0Q&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjU9YGp1pvvAhXN26QKHYdwCY44ChDoATAEegQIBxAD#v=onepage&q=stinson%20field%20crash%20october%2015%201927&f=false

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
01-Jun-2012 04:07 TB Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Damage, Narrative]
01-Jun-2012 04:15 TB Updated [Location]
07-Mar-2021 15:04 Cobar Updated [Date, Source, Narrative]

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