Incident Boeing 247 NC13334,
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Date:Wednesday 30 May 1934
Time:12:55
Type:Silhouette image of generic b247 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing 247
Owner/operator:United Air Lines
Registration: NC13334
MSN: 1716
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 12
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Bethel, CT -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger
Departure airport:Cleveland, OH
Destination airport:Newark, NJ
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Emergency landing in fog after running out of fuel, crashing into a forrest. The aircraft had been unable to land in Newark due to fog. Seven occupants were injured.

Sources:

El Litoral 30 May 1934, p1
https://www.dispatcher.org/dispatcher/adf-historical-info

Images:


Photo was taken May 30, 1934 at a location a short distance west of the intersection of Taylor Avenue and Nashville Road, Bethel, CT. (credit: The Bethel Historical Society, Bethel, Connecticut)

Media:

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-May-2017 19:13 TB Added
02-Jun-2021 18:52 Cobar Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
02-Jun-2021 19:11 Cobar Updated [Operator, Narrative]
25-Jul-2021 19:39 Anon. Updated [Photo]
09-Aug-2021 13:17 Patrick T. Wild Updated [Time, Embed code]
10-Aug-2021 05:33 harro Updated [Embed code, Narrative]

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