Incident Northrop Alpha 4A NC993Y,
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Date:Sunday 3 July 1932
Time:21:10
Type:Northrop Alpha 4A
Owner/operator:TWA
Registration: NC993Y
MSN: 16
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Riverview, MO -   United States of America
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Cargo
Departure airport:St. Louis, MO
Destination airport:Indianapolis, IN
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Lost control after a propeller blade broke off and the engine separated from the aircraft at 1000ft.pilot bailed out safely aircraft crashed.

Sources:

https://www.americanairmailsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/APJ_Volume_003_Issue_0029_No_05_September_1932.pdf

Revision history:

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10-Dec-2021 11:46 Cobar Added

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