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| Date: | Tuesday 24 December 1935 |
| Time: | 05:15 |
| Type: | Lockheed Sirius 8C |
| Owner/operator: | Delta Air Lines |
| Registration: | NC167W |
| MSN: | 167 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Birmingham, AL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Jackson, MS |
| Birmingham, AL | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Undershot landing and struck trees crashing to the ground.
Sources:
Lockheed Aircraft Since 1913 / Rene J. Francillon
Birmingham News, "Flier is Found in Daze Near Airport after Smashup in Early Morning," December 24, 1935.
https://www.americanairmailsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/APJ_Volume_007_Issue_0070_No_05_February_1936.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 14-Dec-2012 03:35 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Sep-2013 10:18 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Source, ] |
| 09-Dec-2021 14:12 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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