Accident Details
An aircraft en route to Boston encountered poor weather conditions with icing. Both carburetors suffered icing in flight, leading to the failure of both engines. The airplane went out of control, dove into the ground, and crashed in a field located five miles southwest of Woonsocket. The airplane was destroyed upon impact. All seven occupants were killed.
Occupants
The crew consisted of pilot Alexander Sable and copilot Edward Luidcinaitis. The passengers were Nelson A. Bergstend, Ferdinand Liot, Stephen Baksal, Raymond Buese, and Jesse Hackney.
Weather Conditions
The flight encountered poor weather conditions with icing, which led to carburetor icing and subsequent engine failure.
Probable Cause
According to the official investigation, the probable cause was the pilot's decision to continue on to his destination in freezing weather after total power loss of one engine from induction icing. Contributing causal factors were the serious deficiency in weather briefing and inadequate information in the Airplane Flight Manual for the most effective use of carburetor anti-icing and deicing.