Great Falls – Pocatello – Salt Lake City

On September 4, 1928 at 11:50 AM, Great Falls – Pocatello – Salt Lake City experienced a crash involving Fokker Universal, operated by National Parks Airways, with the event recorded near Pocatello Idaho.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

7 people were known to be on board, 7 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 5, passenger fatalities: 5, other fatalities: 0.

On final approach to Pocatello Airport, crew was completing a last turn to join the glide when the aircraft stalled and crashed, bursting into flames. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all seven occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration NC7242, MSN 809, year of manufacture 1928.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 42.8620°, -112.4506°.