Dallas – New Orleans

On January 7, 1931 at 12:00 AM, Dallas – New Orleans experienced a crash involving Lockheed 5 Vega, operated by Wedell-Williams Air Services, with the event recorded near Marshall Texas.

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

3 people were known to be on board, 3 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: 1, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. En route from Dallas to New Orleans, the crew encountered poor visibility due to foggy conditions when the aircraft crashed in Marshall, TX. The aircraft was destroyed and all three occupants were killed. Crew: Arthur C. Brown, pilot, Everett Williams, mechanic. Passenger: Robert Wilton.

Aircraft reference details include registration NC537M, MSN 106, year of manufacture 1930.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 32.5448°, -94.3661°.