ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 25433
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| Date: | Saturday 22 December 1934 |
| Time: | 03:45 |
| Type: | Lockheed Orion 9D |
| Owner/operator: | American Air Lines |
| Registration: | NC12286 |
| MSN: | 198 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Sunbright, TN -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Louisville, KY (02:30) |
| Nashville, TN | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed into a mountain, being 110 miles off-course due to a possible battery-generator system failure, causing an error in the ship's compass. Last radio contact 02:52. Pilot Russell Riggs (30).
Sources:
DOT Online Database http://dotlibrary.specialcollection.net/Document?db=DOT-AIRPLANEACCIDENTS&query=(select+1)
http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_N42.html
Evening Star 23 December 1934, pA9
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 14-Jan-2018 15:20 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 27-Oct-2020 15:09 | Sergey L. | Updated [Cn, Source] |
| 19-Mar-2021 18:05 | TB | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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