Trinidad – Santa Fe

On December 3, 1933 at 10:15 AM, Trinidad – Santa Fe experienced a crash involving Fokker Super Universal, operated by Western Air Express, with the event recorded near Watrous New Mexico.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley 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. The pilot, sole on board, departed Trinidad on a cargo flight to Santa Fe. En route, while cruising at an altitude of 800 feet, the engine failed. The pilot reduced his altitude and attempted an emergency landing in an open field. The airplane rolled for few dozen metres before coming to rest, bursting into flames. The pilot evacuated safely while the aircraft was destroyed by fire.

Aircraft reference details include registration NC8011, MSN 812, year of manufacture 1928.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 35.7906°, -104.9817°.