Fokker F32 crash, Nov 27, 1929, Roosevelt Field New York
Fokker F32 accident on November 27, 1929 near Roosevelt Field New York, United States with no fatalities. Cause: A second engine failed shortly after...
- Date: November 27, 1929
- Aircraft: Fokker F32
- Location: Roosevelt Field New York, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: A second engine failed shortly after takeoff, and the aircraft stalled.
The first Fokker F 32 prototype, a large multi engine airliner, took off from Roosevelt Field on a certification test flight with one engine stopped. A second engine failed shortly after takeoff, and the aircraft came down on a house at Carle Place, where it burned. Both occupants escaped serious injury.