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.
» Prescott Evening Courier 8 May 1937, p1
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 7 May 1937 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-33 (DC-2) |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Corps - USAAC |
| Registration: | 36-81 |
| MSN: | 1514 |
| First flight: | 1936 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Clay Springs, AZ ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | San Diego (unknown airport), CA, United States of America |
| Amarillo AAF, TX (AMA/KAMA), United States of America |
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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