El Paso – Tucson

On November 21, 1933 at 12:00 AM, El Paso – Tucson experienced a crash involving Lockheed 9 Orion, operated by American Airways, with the event recorded near El Paso-Intl Texas.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) 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. After takeoff from El Paso Airport, while climbing to a height of about 800 feet, the engine caught fire. The pilot bailed out and abandoned the aircraft that entered a dive and crashed in a field. The pilot was uninjured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration NC229Y, MSN 200, year of manufacture 1933.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 31.7810°, -106.3958°.