Incident Lockheed Vega 5B NC31M,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 27480
 
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Date:Wednesday 25 June 1930
Time:morning
Type:Lockheed Vega 5B
Owner/operator:Beardsley & Piper
Registration: NC31M
MSN: 98
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Chicago Muni Airport, IL -   United States of America
Phase: Standing
Nature:
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Fifty planes destroyed by fire in three hangars. Among destroyed was a passenger/mail Fairchild of Embry-Riddle in the Universal Airlines hangar.

Sources:

World Airliner Crashes/Terry Denham
Th Indianapolis Times 25 June 1930, p2

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
25-Sep-2010 14:53 TB Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative]
22-Mar-2021 09:11 TB Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative]

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