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| Date: | Saturday 5 December 1931 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Lockheed Vega 5C |
| Owner/operator: | Braniff Airways |
| Registration: | NC433E |
| MSN: | 49 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kewanee, IL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Kansas City MI |
| Chicago IL | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft crashed when attempting to land at an alternate airfield in a sleet storm. The plane struck the roof of a barn adjacent to the airfield and was destroyed. Two passengers were killed.
Sources:
"Recovered Mail" by Henri Nierinck
http://airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_N22.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-Nov-2019 20:55 | kaerophil | Updated [Aircraft type, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Mar-2020 08:22 | Sergey L. | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source, ] |
| 01-May-2020 20:05 | TB | Updated [Damage, ] |
| 11-May-2021 10:17 | Cobar | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
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