San Francisco – Chicago

On January 10, 1930 at 12:00 AM, San Francisco – Chicago experienced a crash involving Boeing 95, operated by Boeing Air Transport, with the event recorded near Sidney Nebraska.

The flight was categorized as postal (mail) and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is weather. En route to Chicago while on a mail flight from San Francisco, the pilot encountered poor visibility due to foggy conditions. The pilot Charles Kenwood attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in an open field located in Brownson. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot, sole on board, was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration NC184E, MSN 1047, year of manufacture 1929.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 41.1449°, -102.9767°.