Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 21 April 1929
Aircraft Type: Ford 5-AT-B Tri-Motor
Owner/operator: Maddux Airlines
Registration Number: NC9636
Location: 6,5 km E of San Diego Airport, CA (SAN) –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: Tri-Motor aircraft (specifically the engine)Tri-Motor aircraft (specifically the engine)
Category: Accident
A Ford 5-AT-B Tri-Motor passenger plane crashed following a mid-air collision with a US Army Air Force Boeing PW-9D pursuit fighter plane. The fighter plane entered an uncontrolled dive after the collision, resulting in the Tri-Motor breaking up and crashing. An official report indicates the pilot was stunting and violating air traffic rules.A Ford 5-AT-B Tri-Motor passenger plane crashed following a mid-air collision with a US Army Air Force Boeing PW-9D pursuit fighter plane. The fighter plane entered an uncontrolled dive after the collision, resulting in the Tri-Motor breaking up and crashing. An official report indicates the pilot was stunting and violating air traffic rules.
Description
A Ford 5-AT-B Tri-Motor passenger plane crashed following a mid-air collision with US Army Air Force Boeing PW-9D (28-37) pursuit fighter plane. The fighter plane entered an uncontrolled dive after the collision. The Tri-Motor broke up and crashed. The fighter pilot ‘had been stunting and otherwise violating air traffic rules’, according to an official.
Primary Cause
Pilot error ? Stunting and violation of air traffic rules.Pilot error ? Stunting and violation of air traffic rules.Share on:
