- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | August 29, 1938 |
Time: | c 23:00 |
Location: | Near Tucumcari, New Mexico |
Operator: | Transcontinental &Western Air |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Burbank - Winslow - Albuquerque |
AC Type: | Ford Tri-motor |
Registration: | NC17316 |
cn / ln: | 410 |
Aboard: | 11 (passengers:8 crew:3) |
Fatalities: | 0 (passengers:0 crew:0) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The mail /passenger transport crashed in a field 10 miles south of Tucumcari after penetrating a strong storm. Excessive vibration and loss of power, due to malfunctioning of left engine, consulting in insufficient speed to sustain the aircraft in flight. |
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