Salt Lake City – Rock Springs

While on a cargo flight from Salt Lake City to Rock Springs, the crew encountered poor visibility due to foggy conditions. Too low, the airplane impacted ground and crashed on the slope of a mountain located near Provo. The aircraft was destroyed and both pilots were seriously injured.

Flight / Schedule

Salt Lake City – Rock Springs

Aircraft

Boeing 247

Registration

NC13320

MSN

1701

Year of Manufacture

1933

Date

May 12, 1933 at 08:30 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Cargo

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Mountains

Crash Location

Provo Utah

Region

North America • United States of America

Coordinates

40.2337°, -111.6587°

Crash Cause

Human factor

Narrative Report

On May 12, 1933 at 08:30 AM, Salt Lake City – Rock Springs experienced a crash involving Boeing 247, operated by National Air Transport - USA, with the event recorded near Provo Utah.

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

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. While on a cargo flight from Salt Lake City to Rock Springs, the crew encountered poor visibility due to foggy conditions. Too low, the airplane impacted ground and crashed on the slope of a mountain located near Provo. The aircraft was destroyed and both pilots were seriously injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration NC13320, MSN 1701, year of manufacture 1933.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 40.2337°, -111.6587°.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

While on a cargo flight from Salt Lake City to Rock Springs, the crew encountered poor visibility due to foggy conditions. Too low, the airplane impacted ground and crashed on the slope of a mountain located near Provo. The aircraft was destroyed and both pilots were seriously injured.

Cause: Human factor

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

2

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

2

Fatality Rate

0.0%

Known people on board: 2

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Salt Lake City – Rock Springs

Flight Type

Cargo

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Mountains

Region / Country

North America • United States of America

Aircraft Details

Aircraft

Boeing 247

Registration

NC13320

MSN

1701

Year of Manufacture

1933