Incident Boeing 247D NC13359,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 24787
 
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Date:Wednesday 16 April 1941
Time:16:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic b247 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing 247D
Owner/operator:Pennsylvania Central Airlines
Registration: NC13359
MSN: 1741
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Charleston, WV -   United States of America
Phase: Take off
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Wertz Field Charleston, WV
Destination airport:Clarksburg WV
Narrative:
Crashed during climb out following engine failure.

Sources:

http://www.baesel.net/capaccidents/1941.04.16_PennsylvaniaCentralAirlinesCorp_Boeing-247D.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
22-Mar-2010 12:37 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Phase, Nature, Damage, Narrative]
13-Mar-2013 12:23 Anon. Updated [Source, Narrative]
04-Jan-2021 20:42 bobm Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport]

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