Report of Forced Landing Answers

AIR MAIL SERVICE
REPORT OF FORCED LANDING

Ship No. 385 Pilot Firstname Lastname

Date (of forced landing) October 15, 1923  Hour 3 Minute 18 P .M.

LOCATION OF FORCED LANDING

State Nebraska County Cheyenne

Post Office (nearest) Sidney R.R. Station (nearest) Sidney

Owner (of the landing site) Sonny Wyatt

Damage to property (what and how severe) ruined portion of winter wheat crop

Cause of landing (describe) engine failure

Damage to ship (describe) wash-out/ engine problem/ left, lower wing and damage to front left of fuselage

How repaired (Were repairs performed at landing site? If yes, how and by whom?)
Not able to repair

How gotten away (By what means was the mail removed from landing site? How was the airplane removed from the site, if not flown out?)
Took mail and self to Sidney, Nebraska in farmer's wagon. Put mail on train to Cheyenne. Mechanics will haul the airplane away.

Date (mail removed from site) October 15, 1923 Hour 3 Minute 22 P. M.

EXPENDITURES

Cost of oil No information Cost of gas No information

Cost of watchman (to secure airplane, if left at the landing site) a penny per hour

Cost of repairs No information available

Miscellaneous

Pilot's Signature Firstname Lastname

(For further details use the back of this sheet).

FORM 2344

 

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