In this forced landing report of April 7, 1926, Kaufman notes that bad weather, specifically fog and rain, forced him down and kept him grounded over night. Although he makes no mention of it on this report, his first duty once on the ground was to determine the quickest way to keep the mail moving.

The pilots were told to hire someone to watch the airplane at any time they were not able to do so themselves while it was grounded. Kaufman hired a watchman for 10 hours at 35 cents per hour. The aircraft had to be watched at all times, or souvenir hunters and curiosity seekers would damage the airplane.

- Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration