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| Date: | Monday 30 May 1932 |
| Time: | 12:00 |
| Type: | Boeing 40B-4 |
| Owner/operator: | Varney Air Lines |
| Registration: | NC830M |
| MSN: | 1155 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Portland, OR -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Swan Island Airport Portland OR |
| Seattle, WA | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The pilot Richard F. Gleason glided the aircraft onto the Willamette River after an engine exploded and was wrenched from the plane. The pilot was injured and the passenger was killed.
Sources:
American Air Mail Catalogue, American Air Mail Society
https://digitalcollections.ohs.org/responders-hoisting-wrecked-plane-from-willamette-river-portland
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 23-Mar-2010 01:07 | penguin832 | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, ] |
| 24-Jan-2019 05:37 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-May-2021 14:35 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Damage, ] |
| 29-May-2021 08:30 | Cobar | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Dec-2021 14:53 | Cobar | Updated [Source, ] |
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