| Date: | Sunday 9 August 1931 |
| Time: | 08:40 |
| Type: |  Ford 5-AT-B Tri-Motor |
| Owner/operator: | American Airways |
| Registration: | NC9662 |
| MSN: | 5-AT-029 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1929 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cincinnati, OH -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Cincinnati Municipal Airport, OH (LUK/KLUK) |
| Atlanta (unknown airport), GA |
Shortly after takeoff one of the engines separated. The pilot attempted an emergency landing back at the airfield but missed the runway. The pilot then attempted to put the plane down on the bank of the Miami River. It struck soft sand and nosed over, killing all aboard.
Sources:
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Aug 10, 1931
The Ford Tri-Motor 1926-1992 / William T. Larkins
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