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| Date: | Monday 27 January 1930 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Travel Air A6000A |
| Owner/operator: | Central Airlines subsidiary of Universal Airlines |
| Registration: | NC8178 |
| MSN: | 963 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kansas City, KS -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Wichita, KS |
| Fairfax Field KS | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed in the undergrowth in the vicinity of airport and caught fire. Pilot and four passengers.
Sources:
http://airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_N18.html
Jenaer Volksblatt 28 January 1930
https://newspapers.library.in.gov/?a=d&d=IPT19300128&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 22-Jan-2019 17:54 | Sergey L. | Updated [Registration, Source, ] |
| 03-May-2020 17:58 | TB | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Mar-2021 18:36 | Cobar | Updated [Operator, Nature, Destination airport, Source, ] |
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