Date: | 12 MAY 1928 |
Time: | 08:45 |
Type: | Ford 4-AT-A Tri-Motor |
Operator: | Ford Air Freight Lines |
Registration: | NC1492 |
C/n / msn: | 4-AT-01 |
First flight: | 1926-06-11 (1 year 11 months) |
Engines: | 3 Wright Junior J-4 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Airplane damage: | Written off |
Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Location: | Dearborn, MI (United States of America) |
Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
Nature: | Cargo |
Departure airport: | Dearborn-Ford Airport, MI (), United States of America |
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Buffalo Airport, NY, United States of America |
The former Tri-Motor prototype crashed on take-off and caught fire.
» The Ford Tri-Motor 1926-1992 / William T. Larkins
» The Telegraph-Herald and Times-Journal - May 13, 1928