De Havilland DH.4 crash, Jan 4, 1923, Mt Wasatch Utah
De Havilland DH.4 accident on January 4, 1923 near Mt Wasatch Utah, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The engine lost power at high altitude...
- Date: January 4, 1923
- Aircraft: De Havilland DH.4
- Location: Mt Wasatch Utah, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The engine lost power at high altitude while the aircraft was flying through a snowstorm.
A U.S. Air Mail Service De Havilland DH 4 flying from Rock Springs to Salt Lake City climbed to about 18,000 feet to pass over a storm. The engine lost power and the aircraft dove into a mountain slope in the Wasatch Range, and the pilot was injured.