Accident Douglas C-33 (DC-2) 36-81,
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Date:Friday 7 May 1937
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Type:Silhouette image of generic DC2 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas C-33 (DC-2)
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Corps - USAAC
Registration: 36-81
MSN: 1514
Year of manufacture:1936
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:near Clay Springs, AZ -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:San Diego (unknown airport), CA
Destination airport:Amarillo AAF, TX (AMA/KAMA)
Narrative:
The aircraft force landed in the treetops on a rocky hillside near Clay Springs, AZ following a loss of engine power. A fire erupted after the four crew members had left the plane.

Sources:

Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
Prescott Evening Courier 8 May 1937, p1

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