Chicago – Kansas City

On September 22, 1931 at 12:00 AM, Chicago – Kansas City experienced a crash involving Lockheed 1 Vega, operated by Navin Air Transport, with the event recorded near Lansing Kansas.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 2 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: 1, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

En route from Chicago to Kansas City, the pilot encountered poor visibility due to foggy conditions. While attempting an emergency landing, he lost control of the airplane that crashed in a field. Both occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration NC35E, MSN 37, year of manufacture 1929.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 39.2487°, -94.9001°.