Chicago – Omaha

On December 13, 1932 at 06:00 AM, Chicago – Omaha experienced a crash involving Boeing 40, operated by Boeing Air Transport, with the event recorded near McClelland Iowa.

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, 0 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is technical failure. While on a night mail flight from Chicago to Omaha, the pilot encountered an unexpected situation. He reduced his altitude and attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed and came to rest upside down, bursting into flames. The pilot was uninjured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration NC842M, MSN 1168, year of manufacture 1929.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 41.3295°, -95.6841°.