ASN Aircraft accident Curtiss T-32C Condor II NC12363 Wilmurt, NY
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Date:Friday 28 December 1934
Time:20:35
Type:Silhouette image of generic cu32 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Curtiss T-32C Condor II
Operator:American Airways
Registration: NC12363
MSN: 23
First flight:
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:near Wilmurt, NY (   United States of America)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Syracuse-Hancock Airport, NY (SYR/KSYR), United States of America
Destination airport:Albany Airport, NY (ALB/KALB), United States of America
Narrative:
Struck trees during a forced landing. The engines had lost power because the carburetor had become clogged with ice as the plane flew through a snow storm.

Probable Cause:

PROBABLE CAUSE: "The failure of the company to have on duty in the Division Control Office a compentent dispatcher in charge of flight control."

Accident investigation:

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Investigating agency: CAB
Status: Investigation completed
Accident number: final report
Download report: Final report

Sources:
» Bureau of Air Commerce report


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Distance from Syracuse-Hancock Airport, NY to Albany Airport, NY as the crow flies is 191 km (119 miles).

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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