Accident Seversky BT-8 35-248,
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Date:Thursday 6 June 1940
Time:14:55
Type:Seversky BT-8
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Corps (USAAC)
Registration: 35-248
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:3 mi from center of Houston, TX -   United States of America
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Houston Muni Airport, TX
Destination airport:Kelly Field, TX
Narrative:
Lost control at 1000ft after an engine failure, hit the roof of a garage crashed in a yard and caught fire.

Sources:

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
https://www.newspapers.com/image/352878833/?fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjM1Mjg3ODgzMywiaWF0IjoxNjY2MTc4OTI2LCJleHAiOjE2NjYyNjUzMjZ9.B8A6VtWvuKr6zOElQoP1T6tNxJcn4vbKkxiFVzhsT9Y

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
19-Oct-2022 11:36 Cobar Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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