Curtiss Eagle crash, May 28, 1921 (7 killed), Morgantown...
Curtiss Eagle accident on May 28, 1921 near Morgantown Maryland, United States with 7 fatalities. Cause: Stall in a low altitude updraft while trying...
- Date: May 28, 1921
- Aircraft: Curtiss Eagle
- Location: Morgantown Maryland, United States
- Fatalities: 7
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Stall in a low altitude updraft while trying to clear trees near the unfamiliar field during a thunderstorm
On 28 May 1921 a US Army Air Service Curtiss Eagle air ambulance of the 1st Provisional Air Brigade crashed in a severe thunderstorm while trying to land at Morgantown, Maryland, on a flight from Langley Field to Bolling Field. The pilot, First Lieutenant Stanley M. Ames, and all six passengers were killed. The Inspector General concluded that the aircraft stalled in an updraft at low altitude while trying to clear trees near the unfamiliar field.