Chattanooga – Atlanta

On January 20, 1933 at 10:15 AM, Chattanooga – Atlanta experienced a crash involving Stearman 4, operated by American Airways, with the event recorded near Marietta Georgia.

The flight was categorized as postal (mail) and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a mountains 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 human factor. The pilot was completing a mail flight from Chattanooga to Atlanta. On approach to Atlanta, he encountered poor visibility due to foggy conditions when the airplane impacted trees and crashed on Mt Little Kennesaw, in Marietta. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot Glen Fields was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration NC490W, MSN 4038, year of manufacture 1931.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 33.9528°, -84.5496°.