| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | October 10, 1933 |
| Time: | 2100 |
| Location: | Chesterton, Indiana |
| Operator: | United Air Lines |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | Newark - Cleveland - Chicago - Oakland |
| AC Type: | Boeing 247 |
| Registration: | NC13304 |
| cn / ln: | 1685 |
| Aboard: | 10 (passengers:7 crew:3) |
| Fatalities: | 10 (passengers:7 crew:3) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | While en route to Chicago, the aircraft was destroyed by an explosive device placed in the cargo hold, consisting of nitro-glycerin and attached to a timing device. Eyewitnesses on the ground reported hearing an explosion shortly after 9 p.m., and told of seeing the plane in flames at an altitude of about 1,000 feet. A second explosion followed after the plane crashed.This was the first proven case of sabotage in the history of commercial aviation. |
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