Status: | |
Date: | Friday 31 March 1933 |
Type: | Ford 4-AT-B Tri-Motor |
Operator: | J.H. O'Brien |
Registration: | NC7686 |
MSN: | 4-AT-44 |
First flight: | 1928-10-03 (4 years 6 months) |
Engines: | 3 Wright J-5 Whirlwind |
Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 11 |
Total: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 13 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | 11 km (6.9 mls) from Neodesha, KS ( United States of America)
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Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:Crashed while probably attempting a forced landing in a field.
The airplane carried members of the Winnipeg Toilers basketball team from Tulsa to Winnipeg, Canada.
Classification:
Forced landing outside airport
Sources:
» The Ford Tri-Motor 1926-1992 / William T. Larkins
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The Telegraph-Herald and Times-Journal - Mar 31, 1933
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.