NC8820

On January 6, 1930 at 12:00 AM, NC8820 experienced a crash involving Stearman C-3, operated by Western Air Express, with the event recorded near Denver Colorado.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is weather. While on a mail flight, the pilot encountered poor visibility due to heavy snow falls. While attempting an emergency landing, the airplane impacted power cables and crashed. The pilot was injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration NC8820, MSN 235.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 39.7392°, -104.9849°.