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| Date: | Friday 30 March 1934 |
| Time: | 20:15 |
| Type: | Curtiss A-12 Shrike |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) |
| Registration: | 33-246 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | DeWitt, IA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Chicago, IL |
| Omaha, NB | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Emergency landing in a thunderstorm lost control and crashed. Was flying AACMO (Army Air Corps Mail Operation)
Sources:
El Litoral 31 March 1934, p1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Mail_scandal_accidents_and_incidents
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-May-2017 18:52 | TB | Added |
| 31-May-2021 17:51 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Dec-2021 15:05 | Cobar | Updated [Time, ] |
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