- 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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