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| Date: | Friday 20 January 1933 |
| Time: | 10:15 |
| Type: | Stearman 4CM1 |
| Owner/operator: | American Airways |
| Registration: | NC490W |
| MSN: | 4038 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Marietta, GA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Chattanooga, TN |
| Atlanta, GA | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The pilot Glen Fields was killed when he crashed into Little Kennesaw Mountain in heavy fog.
Sources:
World Directory of Airliner Crashes/Terry Denham
American Air Mail Catalogue, 6th Edition, Volume 1, "Interrupted Flight" section
http://airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_N35.html
https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-stearman-4cm1-marietta-1-killed
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-Jun-2012 07:36 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Dec-2019 08:07 | kaerophil | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Jun-2020 16:46 | Sergey L. | Updated [Registration, Source, ] |
| 07-Dec-2021 16:35 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Departure airport, ] |
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