Salt Lake City – Cheyenne

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.

Flight / Schedule

Salt Lake City – Cheyenne

Aircraft

Boeing 40

Registration

NC273

MSN

884

Year of Manufacture

1927

Date

February 7, 1932 at 06:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight 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

Flight Type

Cargo

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

North America • United States of America

Aircraft Details

Aircraft

Boeing 40

Registration

NC273

MSN

884

Year of Manufacture

1927