De Havilland DH.4 crash, Dec 16, 1918 (1 killed), Elizabe...
De Havilland DH.4 accident on December 16, 1918 near Elizabeth New Jersey, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: A stall and spin after takeoff,...
- Date: December 16, 1918
- Aircraft: De Havilland DH.4
- Location: Elizabeth New Jersey, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: A stall and spin after takeoff, attributed to the pilot's inexperience on this type.
Carl B. Smith, an Air Mail Service pilot, was killed on 16 December 1918 when his de Havilland DH 4 stalled, entered a spin and crashed after takeoff from Elizabeth, New Jersey. He was the first Air Mail Service pilot to die on the job.