US
ARMY AIR SERVICE AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTS
1920
1920
Note: These lists contain the aircraft accidents
and crew members found listed thereon from the USAF
flying safety files for the time period presented. While many of the
accidents resulted in major injuries
and fatalities, most involved only damage to the aircraft and no injuries
to the personnel involved.
| DATE | PILOT | RANK | SERVICENO | ORGANIZATION | AIRCRAFT | SERIAL_NO | STATION | LOCATION | LOCSTATE | NATURE |
| 200105 | QUEEN, HAROLD E | 2LT | - | 9 AERO | ? | ? | ROCKWELL FIELD, CA | CALEXICO, CA | CA | LANDING |
| 200111 | STRUTHERS, BRUCE | 104AERO | DH-4B | ? | DOUGLAS, AZ | SILVER CREEK, AZ | AZ | FATAL CRASH | ||
| 200114 | CUTLER, CLARENCE M | DH-4B | AS-63971 | WEISSENTHURM, GERMANY | WEISSENTHURM, GERMANY | GERMANY | TAXIING | |||
| 200119 | LUNDELL, FLOYD A | 2LT | KELLY FS | JN-4D | AS-47506 | KELLY FIELD, TX | KELLY FIELD, TX | TX | TAKE-OFF (2)(W) | |
| 200119 | PHILLIPS, GEORGE R | 95AERO | SE-5A | SO-8109 | KELLY FIELD, TX | MCALLEN, TX | TX | SPIN | ||
| 200201 | KINDLEY, FIELD E | 96AERO | SE-5A | SO-8137 | KELLY FIELD, TX | KELLY FIELD, TX | TX | BROKEN CONTROLS | ||
| 200202 | WOLFE, LEROY M | DH-4B | ? | KELLY FIELD, TX | NACOZARI, MEXICO | MEXICO | FORCED LANDING | |||
| 200210 | BROKAW, HARRY W | 94 AERO | SE-5A | SO-8118 | KELLY FIELD, TX | KELLY FIELD, TX | TX | MID-AIR COLLISION | ||
| 200210 | SMITH, HARRY D | FOKKER | F-7786 | KELLY FIELD, TX | KELLY FIELD, TX | TX | MID-AIR COLLISION | |||
| 200218 | HENRY, WILLIAM H | 1LT | 90AERO | ? | ? | KELLY FIELD, TX | SANDERSON, TX | TX | UNKNOWN (2) | |
| 200220 | SKANSE, PETER E | 2LT | 8 AERO | DH-4M | AS-39408 | MCALLEN AP, TX | BROWNSVILLE AP, TX | TX | LANDING (2)(?) | |
| 200223 | COREY, HORACE M S | 94PS | SE-5A | SO-8017 | EAGLE PASS, TX | EAGLE PASS, TX | TX | SPIN | ||
| 200227 | FOREMAN, CARROLL L | ? | ? | AGUADULCE FIELD, PANAMA | AGUADULCE FIELD, PANAMA | PANAMA | FATAL CRASH | |||
| 200227 | MORGAN, JOHN R | 9AERO | DH-4M | AS-32466 | ROCKWELL FIELD, CA | CALEXICO, CA | CA | LANDING | ||
| 200303 | GREER, JOHN E | WATKINS STATION | DH-4B | AS-62999 | WATKINS STATION, TX | WATKINS STATION, TX | TX | LANDING (W)(F)(NR) | ||
| 200304 | PEARSON, RAYMOND F | JN-6H | AS-44957 | MARCH FIELD, CA | MARCH FIELD, CA | CA | SPIN/STALL | |||
| 200305 | MILLER, LELAND W | 9AERO | DH-4M | AS-32404 | ROCKWELL FIELD, CA | VENICE, CA | CA | |||
| 200306 | UTLEY, FRED H | DH-4 | AS-23961 | POST FIELD, OK | ELGIN 3 MI SW, OK | OK | NOSE DIVE | |||
| 200312 | DOWNES, PHILIP H | 2LT | O-146394 | CARLSTROM FS | JN-6H | AS-44767 | CARLSTROM FIELD, FL | CARLSTROM FIELD, FL | FL | LANDING (2)(W) |
| 200312 | FROST, EZRA R | 1LT | - | CARLSTROM FS | JN-6H | AS-44754 | CARLSTROM FIELD, FL | CARLSTROM FIELD, FL | FL | LANDING (2)(W) |
| 200315 | MAYNARD, BELVIN W | DH-4B | AS-62948 | MITCHEL FIELD, NY | OMAHA, NE | NE | ||||
| 200401 | CARLSON, HJALMAR F | 2LT | 11 AERO | JN-4D | AS-34114 | KELLY FIELD, TX | KELLY FIELD, TX | TX | FIRE IN FLIGHT (2)(W) | |
| 200417 | WELCH, JAMES W | CHANUTE | JN-4H | AS-38403 | CHANUTE FIELD, IL | CHANUTE FIELD, IL | IL | SPIN/STALL (W)(F)(NR) | ||
| 200422 | BELL, CHARLES F | YUMA | ? | ? | YUMA AP, AZ | YUMA AP, AZ | AZ | FORCED LANDING (W)(F)(NR) | ||
| 200422 | HAYNES, R S | SE-5A | ? | BOLLING FIELD, DC | WASHINGTON, DC | DC | ||||
| 200422 | MCGINNIS, HAROLD A | DH-4M | AS-32562 | BOLLING FIELD, DC | BOLLING FIELD, DC | DC | FIRE IN FLIGHT | |||
| 200423 | KILLMAN, MACK E | JN-6H | AS-41912 | MARCH FIELD, CA | SAN DIEGO NAS, CA | CA | HIT TERRAIN IN FLIGHT | |||
| 200424 | HANSELL, DON M | KELLY FS | DH-4 | AS-24190 | KELLY FIELD, TX | SANDERSON, TX | TX | SPIN/STALL (W)(F)(NR) | ||
| 200511 | BLACKLER, PERRY W | SOUTHER FS | FOKKER | F-8525 | SOUTHER FIELD, GA | SOUTHER FIELD, GA | GA | STRUCTURAL FAILURE | ||
| 200511 | BOGGS, | DH-4M | AS-29150 | BOLLING FIELD, DC | POPE FIELD 70 MI N, NC | NC | ||||
| 200511 | GRAY, WILL K | CARLSTROM FS | JN-4H | AS-44789 | CARLSTROM FIELD, FL | CARLSTROM FIELD, FL | FL | ENGINE FAILURE | ||
| 200521 | RASIMAS, MATTHEW F | F/C | - | CARLSTROM FS | JN-6H | AS-44841 | CARLSTROM FIELD, FL | CARLSTROM FIELD, FL | FL | SPIN/STALL (W)(F) |
| 200521 | BUEHLER, CARL L | DH-4A | AS-24158 | KELLY FIELD, TX | KELLY FIELD, TX | TX | HIT FLAG POLE IN FLIGHT | |||
| 200521 | WATSON, HENRY L | 9AERO | DH-4B | AS-63123 | MATHER FIELD, CA | MATHER FIELD, CA | CA | FORCED LANDING | ||
| 200522 | CROM, WILLIAM H | DH-4B | AS-63385 | POST FIELD, OK | POST FIELD, OK | OK | ||||
| 200525 | CLEGG, JACK M | JN-4D | AS-34037 | MATHER FIELD, CA | MATHER FIELD, CA | CA | ||||
| 200531 | KENYON, HORACE S JR | 2LT | O-10475 | BOLLING | DH-4B | AS-63130 | BOLLING FIELD, DC | NEW EGYPT, NJ | NJ | FORCED LANDING |
| 200608 | BRAWLEY, HAROLD | DH-4B | AS-62973 | KELLY FIELD, TX | KELLY FIELD, TX | TX | ||||
| 200608 | ELLINGTON, ROY W | DH-4B | AS-62973 | KELLY FIELD, TX | KELLY FIELD, TX | TX | SPIN | |||
| 200609 | LARSON, JAMES M | 9AERO | DH-4B | AS-63169 | RED BLUFF AP, CA | RED BLUFF AP, CA | CA | |||
| 200612 | MADARASZ, JESSIE A | 9AERO | DH-4B | AS-63173 | KNOW-MUNDORFF FIELD, CA | KNOW-MUNDORFF FIELD, CA | CA | TAKE-OFF | ||
| 200612 | O'NEAL, ROY S | SSGT | 99 AERO | JN-6H | AS-45097 | BOLLING FIELD, DC | DENTON, MD | MD | FIRE IN FLIGHT (2)(W) | |
| 200705 | DEGON, ELMER F | 2LT | - | FRANCE | P-12B | ? | FRANCE FIELD, PANAMA | FRANCE FIELD, PANAMA | PANAMA | UNKNOWN (2)(W)(F) |
| 200705 | LOGAN, PATRICK H | 2LT | 10OS | NIEUPOR | F-6506 | BALTIMORE AP, MD | BALTIMORE, MD | MD | SPIN/STALL (W)(F) | |
| 200707 | WOODWARD, MARK R | 2LT | 9 AERO | DH-4B | AS-63136 | RED BLUFF AP, CA | ALTURAS, CA | CA | LANDING (2)(W) | |
| 200708 | COVINGTON, J C | 1OS | O-1E | AS-29309 | MITCHEL FIELD, NY | MITCHEL FIELD, NY | NY | |||
| 200710 | ARTHUR, DOGAN H | CAPT | O-10534 | 88 AERO | DH-4B | AS-23405 | LAWSON FIELD, GA | DEEPSTEP, GA | GA | FORCED LANDING (W) |
| 200710 | HANEY, WAYMAN | SGT | 9AERO | DH-4B | AS-63501 | ROCKWELL FIELD, CA | ALTURAS 1 MI W, CA | CA | SPIN | |
| 200712 | NEHER, EDGAR A | 9AERO | DH-4B | AS-63065 | MATHER FIELD, CA | MATHER FIELD, CA | CA | LANDING | ||
| 200718 | BURLESON, CLARENCE P | DH-4B | AS-63370 | POST FIELD, OK | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | OK | TAKE-OFF | |||
| 200718 | MORGAN, JOHN R | 9 AERO | DH-4B | AS-63176 | FRESNO, CA | FRESNO AP, CA | CA | |||
| 200719 | MCSPADEN, LEWIS | DH-4 | AS-22856 | LANGLEY FIELD, VA | ATLANTIC CITY, NJ | NJ | ||||
| 200723 | WARD, THOMAS H | 50 AERO | JN-6H | AS-42060 | MAXWELL FIELD, AL | MONTGOMERY, AL | AL | SPIN | ||
| 200801 | NEUMULLER, DONALD J | JN-6H | AS-45095 | OLMSTED FIELD, PA | BAINBRIDGE, PA | PA | SPIN/STALL (W)(F) | |||
| 200802 | SCHROEDER, RUDOLPH W | R-1 | AS-40126 | WILBUR WRIGHT FIELD, OH | WILBUR WRIGHT FIELD, OH | OH | FORCED LANDING | |||
| 200803 | KEADLE, FLOYD A | F/C | R-1588537 | 9AERO | DH-4B | AS-63091 | RED BLUFF AP, CA | ALTURAS 5 MI W, CA | CA | FORCED LANDING (2) |
| 200811 | MCSPADEN, LEWIS | DH-4M | AS-30913 | LANGLEY FIELD, VA | MITCHEL FIELD, NY | NY | ||||
| 200812 | MAXWELL, WILLIAM C | 3 AERO | DH-4 | AS-23587 | CAMP STOTSENBURG, PI | CAMP STOTSENBURG, PI | PI | FORCED LANDING | ||
| 200814 | BARTLETT, FRANK M | CARLSTROM FS | DH-4B | ? | CARLSTROM FIELD, FL | HICKMAN 15 MI NW, KY | KY | FORCED LANDING | ||
| 200818 | MACNEILL, SAMUEL P | CARLSTROM FS | NIEUPOR | F-6509 | CARLSTROM FIELD, FL | CARLSTROM FIELD, FL | FL | SPIN/STALL (W)(F)(NR) | ||
| 200820 | CARVETH, WALTER W | 2LT | GODMAN | JN-6H | AS-41770 | GODMAN FIELD, KY | GODMAN FIELD, KY | KY | COLLISION WITH WIRES (2)(W)(F) | |
| 200820 | FRAZIER, KENNETH L | BALLOON | ? | ROSS FIELD, CA | ARCADIA, CA | CA | ||||
| 200820 | STENSON, IRVIN C | 166AERO | DH-4B | AS-63244 | KELLY FIELD, TX | KELLY FIELD 9 MI N, TX | TX | STALL | ||
| 200824 | HOVER, FRANK M | DH-4B | AS-63369 | POST FIELD, OK | POST FIELD, OK | OK | MECHANIC; UNAUTH FLIGHT | |||
| 200825 | GLOVER, HARRY M | MAXWELL FS | JN-4H | AS-38214 | MAXWELL FIELD, AL | MONTGOMERY, AL | AL | SPIN/STALL (W)(F)(NR) | ||
| 200828 | FOX, ROBERT P | 4OS | ? | ? | HICKAM FIELD, HI | HONOLULU, HI | HI | FELL INTO OCEAN | ||
| 200906 | SAXE, JOSEPH B | MITCHEL | ? | ? | MITCHEL FIELD, NY | MITCHEL FIELD, NY | NY | UNKNOWN (W)(F)(NR) | ||
| 200915 | SPENCER, HAVEN H | 2LT | DH-4B | AS-63454 | NORTHFIELD, MA | NORTHFIELD, MA | MA | LANDING | ||
| 201004 | MADAN, STRONG B | SOPWITH | F-94069 | MCCOOK FIELD, OH | MCCOOK FIELD, OH | OH | SPIN | |||
| 201009 | SMITH, HARRY M | CAPT | MITCHEL | DH-4B | ? | MITCHEL FIELD, NY | PHILADELPHIA, PA | PA | FORCED LANDING (2) | |
| 201012 | ALLEN, CHARLES D | SGT | - | 147AS/1PG | JN-6H | AS-45037 | KELLY FIELD, TX | KELLY FIELD, TX | TX | LANDING (2)(W)(F) |
| 201022 | TURNEY, JAMES H | DH-4B | AS-63233 | KELLY FIELD, TX | KELLY FIELD, TX | TX | SPIN/STALL | |||
| 201026 | HARRIS, CHARLES H | CARLSTROM FS | JN-4H | AS-44763 | CARLSTROM FIELD, FL | CARLSTROM FIELD, FL | FL | PILOT FELL OUT (W)(F)(NR) | ||
| 201108 | FIELD, REX E | JN-4D | CIV | LOVE FIELD, TX | LOVE FIELD, TX | TX | SPIN | |||
| 201113 | VON LEER, LEMUEL B | DH-4B | AS-68024 | ENID, OK | ENID, OK | OK | LANDING | |||
| 201122 | HEYER, CARL D | F/C | - | 91 AERO | DH-4B | AS-63809 | MATHER FIELD, CA | MATHER FIELD, CA | CA | COLLISION WITH WIRES |
| 201122 | MACY, PAUL A | DH-4B | AS-68154 | POST FIELD, OK | POST FIELD, OK | OK | LANDING | |||
| 201123 | MCCULLOUGH, MAX L | BOLLING | JN-6H | AS-45000 | BOLLING FIELD, DC | BOLLING FIELD, DC | DC | FORCED LANDING (W)(F)(NR) | ||
| 201202 | COWELL, CARL R | DH-4B | AS-68150 | POST FIELD, OK | POST FIELD, OK | OK | LANDING | |||
| 201208 | NOGGLE, ROY H | CAPT | MARCH | JN-6H | AS-44819 | MARCH FIELD, CA | MARCH FIELD, CA | CA | SPIN/STALL (W)(F) | |
| 201211 | PRIME, CHARLES P | DH-4B | AS-63130 | POST FIELD, OK | ARKANSAS CITY, KS | KS | ||||
| 201221 | ALEXANDER, WALTER R | 2LT | RMA | BOLLING | ? | ? | BOLLING FIELD, DC | BOLLING FIELD, DC | DC | UNKNOWN (W)(F)(NR) |
| 201225 | KNECHTEL, C W | DH-4B | AS-63128 | POST FIELD, OK | POST FIELD, OK | OK | LANDING | |||
| 201228 | RICHARDSON, JESSE C | DH-4B | AS-68116 | POST FIELD, OK | HARTLEE FIELD, TX | TX | FIRE IN FLIGHT | |||
| 201230 | WADE, LEIGH | USD-9 | AS-40043 | MCCOOK FIELD, OH | ROCHESTER 2 MI E, OH | OH | FORCED LANDING | |||
| 201231 | BROWN, RAYMOND R | DH-4M | AS-22998 | GODMAN FIELD, KY | MORGANTOWN, IN | IN |
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