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| Date: | Sunday 12 July 1931 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Lockheed Vega DL-1B |
| Owner/operator: | Braniff Airways |
| Registration: | NC8497 |
| MSN: | 154 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Chicago, IL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Chicago IL |
| Detroit MI | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Engine quit while taking off. The plane crashed from a height of 700 feet. The pilot tried to return to the airport by banking to the right but did not have sufficient altitude to recover. Pilot (32) and mechanic (24).
Sources:
http://airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_N18.html
The Indianapolis Times 13 July 1931, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 25-Jan-2020 09:13 | Sergey L. | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Mar-2021 18:34 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 20-Mar-2021 15:41 | TB | Updated [Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 04-May-2021 12:37 | Cobar | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
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