Tulsa – Oklahoma City – Amarillo

Crashed on takeoff from Oklahoma City Airport, while performing a position flight to Amarillo with one engine inoperative. The copilot was killed while the captain was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire.

Flight / Schedule

Tulsa – Oklahoma City – Amarillo

Aircraft

Ford 4

Registration

NC7119

MSN

4-AT-033

Year of Manufacture

1928

Date

December 19, 1931 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Positioning

Flight Phase

Takeoff (climb)

Crash Site

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Crash Location

Oklahoma City Oklahoma

Region

North America • United States of America

Coordinates

35.5023°, -97.5319°

Crash Cause

Technical failure

Narrative Report

On December 19, 1931 at 12:00 AM, Tulsa – Oklahoma City – Amarillo experienced a crash involving Ford 4, operated by Transcontinental %26 Western Air - TWA, with the event recorded near Oklahoma City Oklahoma.

The flight was categorized as positioning and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 50.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Crashed on takeoff from Oklahoma City Airport, while performing a position flight to Amarillo with one engine inoperative. The copilot was killed while the captain was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire.

Aircraft reference details include registration NC7119, MSN 4-AT-033, year of manufacture 1928.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 35.5023°, -97.5319°.

Fatalities

Total

1

Crew

1

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

Crashed on takeoff from Oklahoma City Airport, while performing a position flight to Amarillo with one engine inoperative. The copilot was killed while the captain was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire.

Cause: Technical failure

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

2

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

1

Fatality Rate

50.0%

Known people on board: 2

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Tulsa – Oklahoma City – Amarillo

Flight Type

Positioning

Flight Phase

Takeoff (climb)

Crash Site

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Region / Country

North America • United States of America

Aircraft Details

Aircraft

Ford 4

Registration

NC7119

MSN

4-AT-033

Year of Manufacture

1928