ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 26394
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| Date: | Monday 11 December 1933 |
| Time: | 02:56 |
| Type: | Northrop Alpha 4A |
| Owner/operator: | Transcontinental & Western Air |
| Registration: | NC127W |
| MSN: | 2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Portage, PA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Harrisburg, PA | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Lost control due to airframe icing in a snowstorm and crashed, the pilot bailed out safely.
Sources:
World Directory of Airliner Crashes/Terry Denham
http://airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_N34.html
https://www.americanairmailsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/APJ_Volume_005_Issue_0046_No_05_February_1934.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 27-Apr-2014 19:23 | TB | Updated [Cn, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 03-Aug-2020 15:10 | Sergey L. | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 08-Dec-2021 12:10 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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