Augusta – Saint Louis

On April 18, 1933 at 10:30 AM, Augusta – Saint Louis experienced a crash involving Lockheed 5 Vega, operated by W. N. Gregory, with the event recorded near Valmeyer Illinois.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 4 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: 3, passenger fatalities: 3, other fatalities: 0.

En route from Augusta to St Louis, the single engine airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in a field, bursting into flames. All four occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration NR7429, MSN 18, year of manufacture 1928.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 38.3054°, -90.3002°.