- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: February 23, 1934
Time: 1415
Location: Near Salt Lake City, Utah
Operator: Boeing Aircraft Company
Flight #: ?
Route: Salt Lake City - Cheyenne
AC Type: Boeing 247
Registration: NC13357
cn / ln: 1739
Aboard: 8   (passengers:5  crew:3)
Fatalities: 8   (passengers:5  crew:3)
Ground: 0
Summary: Crashed on top of Parley's Canyon, 20 miles from Salt Lake City shortly after taking off for Cheyenne. Pilot error. The crew failed to gain sufficient altitude to clear rapidly rising terrain.
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