Narrative:
Struck trees during a forced landing. The engines had lost power because the carburetor had become clogged with ice as the plane flew through a snow storm.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The failure of the company to have on duty in the Division Control Office a compentent dispatcher in charge of flight control."
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 28 December 1934 |
| Time: | 20:35 |
| Type: | Curtiss T-32C Condor II |
| Operator: | American Airways |
| Registration: | NC12363 |
| MSN: | 23 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Wilmurt, NY ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Syracuse-Hancock Airport, NY (SYR/KSYR), United States of America |
| Albany Airport, NY (ALB/KALB), United States of America |
Struck trees during a forced landing. The engines had lost power because the carburetor had become clogged with ice as the plane flew through a snow storm.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The failure of the company to have on duty in the Division Control Office a compentent dispatcher in charge of flight control."
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
» Bureau of Air Commerce reportPhotos
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Syracuse-Hancock Airport, NY to Albany Airport, NY as the crow flies is 191 km (119 miles).
Distance from Syracuse-Hancock Airport, NY to Albany Airport, NY as the crow flies is 191 km (119 miles).
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