Accident Lockheed Y1C-36 Electra 37-65, Thursday 3 February 1938
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Date:Thursday 3 February 1938
Time:
Type:Lockheed Y1C-36 Electra
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Corps (USAAC)
Registration: 37-65
MSN: 1071
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:1/8 mi S of Wright Field, OH (KFFO) -   United States of America
Phase: Take off
Nature:Test
Departure airport:Wright Field, OH (KFFO)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Take off accident due to engine failure.

Sources:

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
Youngstown Vindicator 4 February 1938, p6

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
05-Sep-2011 08:29 Uli Elch Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Departure airport, ]
05-Mar-2012 11:20 TB Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, ]
06-Mar-2012 10:14 TB Updated [Location, ]
28-Apr-2014 18:27 TB Updated [Total fatalities, ]
15-Feb-2021 08:01 TB Updated [Nature, Source, ]

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