Date: | Sunday 31 May 1936 |
Time: | 21:04 |
Type: | Douglas DC-2-172 |
Owner/operator: | Transcontinental & Western Air - TWA |
Registration: | NC14979 |
MSN: | 1409 |
Year of manufacture: | 1936 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 15 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | 0,8 km E of Chicago Municipal Airport, IL (MDW) -
United States of America
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Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Newark Airport, NJ (EWR/KEWR) |
Destination airport: | Chicago Municipal Airport, IL (MDW/KMDW) |
Investigating agency: | CAB |
Narrative:Crashed half a mile east of the airfield on approach to runway 27L during strong gusts with one engine out.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | CAB |
Report number: | final report |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
World Airliner Crashes/Terry Denham
Images:
photo (c) Pat Bukiri; Chicago Municipal Airport, IL (MDW); 31 May 1936
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