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| Date: | Friday 12 June 1936 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Vultee V-1AD |
| Owner/operator: | United Gas Public Service |
| Registration: | NC14249 |
| MSN: | 12A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ferris, TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Dallas, TX |
| Houston, TX | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Forced landing in a field 20 miles south of Dallas after fire in pilot cabin*. Possible gas leak in engine compartment causing fire**. The two crew (Ed Hefley, Eugene Schacher) suffered serious burns*.
Sources:
World Directory of Airliner Crashes/Terry Denham
Grandson of the deceased pilot Harry T Munyan**
The Day 13 June 1936, p1*
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 17-Dec-2014 10:07 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Other fatalities, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Dec-2014 15:39 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, ] |
| 05-Sep-2016 04:14 | hmunyan | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Mar-2017 18:25 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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