Dallas – El Paso

En route from Dallas to El Paso, the crew encountered poor weather conditions. All four crew members bailed out and abandoned the aircraft that entered a dive and crashed near the Guadalupe Peak. All four occupants were uninjured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Flight / Schedule

Dallas – El Paso

Aircraft

Keystone LB-4

Registration

32-119

Date

February 21, 1932 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Military

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Mountains

Crash Location

Guadalupe Peak Texas

Region

North America • United States of America

Coordinates

29.9165°, -99.5862°

Crash Cause

Weather

Narrative Report

On February 21, 1932 at 12:00 AM, Dallas – El Paso experienced a crash involving Keystone LB-4, operated by United States Army Air Corps - USAAC, with the event recorded near Guadalupe Peak Texas.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. En route from Dallas to El Paso, the crew encountered poor weather conditions. All four crew members bailed out and abandoned the aircraft that entered a dive and crashed near the Guadalupe Peak. All four occupants were uninjured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 32-119.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 29.9165°, -99.5862°.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

En route from Dallas to El Paso, the crew encountered poor weather conditions. All four crew members bailed out and abandoned the aircraft that entered a dive and crashed near the Guadalupe Peak. All four occupants were uninjured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Cause: Weather

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

4

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

4

Fatality Rate

0.0%

Known people on board: 4

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Dallas – El Paso

Flight Type

Military

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Mountains

Region / Country

North America • United States of America

Aircraft Details

Aircraft

Keystone LB-4

Registration

32-119