Saint Louis – Evansville

On July 21, 1931 at 02:20 AM, Saint Louis – Evansville experienced a crash involving Pitcairn PA-6 Mailwing, operated by American Airways, with the event recorded near Centralia Illinois.

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. While on a night mail flight from Saint Louis to Evansville, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions with heavy rain falls. He attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in a field located in Centralia. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration NC94W, MSN 146, year of manufacture 1930.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 38.5250°, -89.1334°.