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| Date: | Wednesday 30 October 1935 |
| Time: | 19:40 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 247D |
| Owner/operator: | United Airlines |
| Registration: | NC13323 |
| MSN: | 1704 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 5 mi S of Cheyenne, WY -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Cheyenne Municipal Airport |
| Cheyenne Municipal Airport | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Purpose of the flight was checking performance of the airplane, instruments and engines after a routine change of engines and instruments. There was two pilots and two engineers on board.
The weather at the time of the takeoff:
ceiling - 1200 feet, visibility - 15 miles, light snow, icing.
Crashed while performing right turn. Nose drop and dived at the angle of 70 degrees. Destroyed by the post crash fire.
Sources:
World Directory of Airliner Crashes/Terry Denham
Jenaer Volksblatt 1 November 1935
https://dotlibrary.specialcollection.net
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 22-Mar-2010 09:33 | TB | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Mar-2010 10:48 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Phase, Nature, ] |
| 23-Mar-2010 13:07 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 18-Nov-2013 10:56 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Mar-2020 19:35 | TB | Updated [Time, Source, ] |
| 27-Nov-2020 18:27 | Sergey L. | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Aug-2023 15:56 | TB | Updated |
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