Atlanta – Dallas – Amarillo – Los Angeles

On March 16, 1933 at 12:00 AM, Atlanta – Dallas – Amarillo – Los Angeles experienced a crash involving Fairchild Pilgrim 100A, operated by American Airways, with the event recorded near Dallas-Fort Worth Texas.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 3 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: 2, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. During the takeoff run from Dallas-Fort Worth Airport, the airplane caught fire for unknown reasons. The pilot was able to make an emergency stop and all three occupants escaped with minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed by fire.

Aircraft reference details include registration NC732N, MSN 6612, year of manufacture 1931.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 32.7488°, -97.2990°.