De Havilland DH.4 crash, Jan 4, 1921, San Francisco Calif...
De Havilland DH.4 accident on January 4, 1921 near San Francisco California, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Fog moisture leaked into the...
- Date: January 4, 1921
- Aircraft: De Havilland DH.4
- Location: San Francisco California, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Fog moisture leaked into the carburetor fuel jet and stopped the engine.
A US Air Mail Service DH 4 took off from Marina Field in fog on 4 January 1921, bound for Reno. Its engine stopped over San Francisco, and the aircraft struck trolley and telephone wires and burst into flames. The pilot escaped virtually uninjured.