Accident Douglas BT-2A 30-225, Saturday 6 February 1932
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Date:Saturday 6 February 1932
Time:18:25
Type:Douglas BT-2A
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Corps (USAAC)
Registration: 30-225
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:3 mi E of Chanute Field, IL -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Chanute Field, IL
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Emergency landing due to an engine failure, lost its undercarriage slid for 250ft nosed over and caught fire.

Sources:

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
https://media.defense.gov/2011/Apr/25/2001330213/-1/-1/0/AFD-110425-042.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
11-May-2021 15:05 Cobar Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ]

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