ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 67252
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| Date: | Wednesday 1 May 1918 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Curtiss JN-4A |
| Owner/operator: | SCAS USAAC |
| Registration: | AS-1500 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Wilbur Wright Field, Fairfield, Ohio -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Wilbur Wright Field, Fairfield, Ohio |
| Wilbur Wright Field, Fairfield, Ohio | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Curtiss JN-4A AS-1500, Signal Corps Aviation School (SCAS), United States Army Air Corps. Written off (destroyed) when crashed after entering a spin (and failing to recover) at Wilbur Wright Field, Fairfield, Ohio, May 1, 1918. Pilot Lloyd S. Allen killed.
"By Associated Press to THE SUN DAYTON, OHIO.,
May 1. -
Lloyd S. Allen, aged 24, of New York City, a cadet flyer at the Wilbur Wright aviation field met instant death today when his machine became unmanageable while making a practice flight and crashed into a school building."
The Aviation Archaeology database lists Curtiss JN-4A, SC-1500, of the Signal Corps Aviation School, flown by Lloyd S. Allen, crashing this date, (see link #1) confirmed by Joe Baugher.(see link #2)
Sources:
1. https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/1940sB4/1918.htm
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1908-1920.html
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_military_aircraft_before_1925#1918
4. Associated Press, "Student Aviator Killed When Machine Goes Bad", The San Bernardino Daily Sun, San Bernardino, California, Thursday 2 may 1918, Volume XLVIII, Number 54, page 2.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Dec-2018 21:52 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Mar-2019 07:31 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
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