The Curtiss JN-4D taxied to runway 33 at KPNE Northeast Philadelphia Airport and commenced the departure roll, covering a takeoff distance of 1,050 ft (21 % of the runway) before lifting off at 49 kt. Ambient conditions were 60 °F with a wind of 2 kt from 269°, including a 1 kt cross-wind component and a 1 kt head-wind component.

After liftoff the aircraft entered the climb phase overhead KPNE, ascending from 505 ft asl to 1,210 ft asl - a gain of 704 ft - in 2 minutes while traversing 2 nm.

The first cruise segment began 1 nm west of Bensalem, Pennsylvania, and persisted for 2 minutes, during which the aircraft covered 2 nm at level flight.

A descent commenced overhead Eddington, Pennsylvania, lowering the altitude from 1,503 ft asl to 971 ft asl - a loss of 532 ft - in 2 minutes and spanning 2 nm.

The next cruise interval started over Croydon, Pennsylvania, lasting 26 minutes and encompassing 29 nm of level flight.

Subsequent descent activity began 3 nm west of Lakewood, New Jersey, reducing altitude from 3,637 ft asl to 3,039 ft asl - a decrease of 598 ft - in 2 minutes while covering 2 nm.

A brief cruise followed 1 nm west of Lakewood, lasting 2 minutes and adding another 2 nm to the flight path.

The aircraft then descended from a point 1 nm north-east of Lakewood, dropping from 3,258 ft asl to 1,005 ft asl - a loss of 2,253 ft - in 2 minutes over a distance of 1 nm.

A longer cruise segment originated again 1 nm north-east of Lakewood, extending for 36 minutes and covering 40 nm at constant altitude.

The final descent started overhead Edgemere, New York, where altitude fell from 2,061 ft asl to 498 ft asl - a reduction of 1,563 ft - in 2 minutes across 2 nm.

The aircraft entered the final approach to runway 31L at KJFK John F. Kennedy International Airport from the south-east, on a heading of 300.0°, positioned 2 nm out and 484 ft agl.

Landing was executed on runway 31L, whose length is 11,234 ft. The threshold height was good and the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 43 kt. Touchdown occurred 1,278 ft down the runway at a speed of 40 kt, with a hard touchdown rate of minus 445 fpm, and the aircraft aligned perfectly with the centreline. Local weather at the time was 59 °F with a wind of 2 kt from 270°, including a 1 kt cross-wind and a 1 kt head-wind component.

In total the flight covered 83 nm, required 76 minutes of elapsed time, and consumed 64 lb of fuel.