Accident Northrop A-17 35-119, Sunday 6 February 1938
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Date:Sunday 6 February 1938
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic a17 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Northrop A-17
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Corps (USAAC)
Registration: 35-119
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Warrenton, GA -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Langley Field, VA
Destination airport:Miami, FL
Narrative:
Ran out of fuel in dense fog and crashed, the pilot bailed out safely, the passenger was killed when his parachute failed.

Sources:

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86063811/1938-02-07/ed-1/seq-1/#date1=02%2F06%2F1938&sort=date&date2=02%2F12%2F1938&searchType=advanced&language=&sequence=0&index=6&words=WARRENTON&proxdistance=5&rows=20&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=&andtext=Warrenton&dateFilterType=range&page=1

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
02-Oct-2022 17:09 Cobar Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]

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