Ryan M-1/M-2 crash, Dec 16, 1926 (1 killed), Ashland Oregon
Ryan M-1/M-2 accident on December 16, 1926 near Ashland Oregon, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: Fog hid the mountain slope, and the altimeter...
- Date: December 16, 1926
- Aircraft: Ryan M-1/M-2
- Location: Ashland Oregon, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Fog hid the mountain slope, and the altimeter reportedly failed to show the aircraft's low height.
Pat Patterson, flying a Pacific Air Transport mail run from Medford to Oakland, struck a mountain slope near Ashland, Oregon, in fog on 16 December 1926. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was seriously injured.