Buhl CA-5 AirSedan crash, Aug 16, 1927 (3 killed), Pacifi...
Buhl CA-5 AirSedan accident on August 16, 1927 near Pacific Ocean, World with 3 fatalities. Cause: Cause not established. An engine defect and a fog...
- Date: August 16, 1927
- Aircraft: Buhl CA-5 AirSedan
- Location: Pacific Ocean, World
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Cause not established. An engine defect and a fog bank off the Golden Gate have been suggested as possible causes.
Miss Doran, a Buhl Airsedan flown by Auggy Pedlar with navigator Vilas Knope and passenger Mildred Doran, took off from Oakland for Honolulu in the Dole Air Race. It turned back soon after its first departure with an engine fault, then took off again successfully. The aircraft never arrived and was never found.