Incident Vultee V-1AD NC14249,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 25372
 
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Date:Friday 12 June 1936
Time:
Type:Vultee V-1AD
Owner/operator:United Gas Public Service
Registration: NC14249
MSN: 12A
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Ferris, TX -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Departure airport:Dallas, TX
Destination airport:Houston, TX
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Forced landing in a field 20 miles south of Dallas after fire in pilot cabin*. Possible gas leak in engine compartment causing fire**. The two crew (Ed Hefley, Eugene Schacher) suffered serious burns*.

Sources:

World Directory of Airliner Crashes/Terry Denham
Grandson of the deceased pilot Harry T Munyan**
The Day 13 June 1936, p1*

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
17-Dec-2014 10:07 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Other fatalities, Source, Damage, Narrative]
17-Dec-2014 15:39 TB Updated [Total fatalities]
05-Sep-2016 04:14 hmunyan Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
11-Mar-2017 18:25 TB Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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