Salt Lake City – Cheyenne
Flight / Schedule
Salt Lake City – Cheyenne
Aircraft
Boeing 40Registration
NC273
MSN
884
Year of Manufacture
1927
Operator
Boeing Air TransportDate
February 7, 1932 at 06:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Cargo
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
Knight Wyoming
Region
North America • United States of America
Coordinates
41.5657°, -109.2967°
Crash Cause
Weather
Narrative Report
On February 7, 1932 at 06:00 AM, Salt Lake City – Cheyenne experienced a crash involving Boeing 40, operated by Boeing Air Transport, with the event recorded near Knight Wyoming.
The flight was categorized as cargo 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 cruising at night on a mail flight from Salt Lake City to Cheyenne, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions with heavy snow falls. Control was lost and the airplane crashed in a field located 6 miles east of Knight. The pilot Paul 'Red' Andret was killed.
Aircraft reference details include registration NC273, MSN 884, year of manufacture 1927.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 41.5657°, -109.2967°.
Fatalities
Total
1
Crew
1
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
While cruising at night on a mail flight from Salt Lake City to Cheyenne, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions with heavy snow falls. Control was lost and the airplane crashed in a field located 6 miles east of Knight. The pilot Paul 'Red' Andret was killed.
Cause: Weather
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
1
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 1
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Salt Lake City – Cheyenne
Operator
Boeing Air TransportFlight Type
Cargo
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
North America • United States of America
