Chattanooga – Atlanta

On December 23, 1928 at 12:00 AM, Chattanooga – Atlanta experienced a crash involving Fairchild FC-2, operated by Interstate Airlines, with the event recorded near Chattanooga Tennessee.

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

5 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 80.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 4, passenger fatalities: 3, other fatalities: 0.

Shortly after takeoff from Chattanooga Airport, while climbing, the aircraft stalled and crashed onto a house near the airport. A passenger was seriously injured while all four other occupants were killed. Nobody on the ground was hurt. The aircraft and the house were destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration NC9711, MSN 534, year of manufacture 1929.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 35.0457°, -85.3095°.