Los Angeles – Salt Lake City – Cheyenne – Chicago

On February 23, 1934 at 02:15 PM, Los Angeles – Salt Lake City – Cheyenne – Chicago experienced a crash involving Boeing 247, operated by Boeing Air Transport, with the event recorded near Salt Lake City Utah.

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

8 people were known to be on board, 8 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 5, passenger fatalities: 5, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The airplane was completing a schedule service from Los Angeles to Chicago with intermediate stops in Salt Lake City and Cheyenne. It departed Salt Lake City Airport at 1400LT bound for Cheyenne with five passengers and three crew members on board. Weather conditions were poor with limited visibility due to snow falls and fog. While flying at an altitude of 8,000 feet at full speed, the airplane impacted the slope of the Parley's Canyon located about 17 km southeast of Salt Lake City Airport. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all eight occupants were killed. Crew: Lloyd Anderson, pilot, Eric G. Danielson, copilot.

Aircraft reference details include registration NC13357, MSN 1739, year of manufacture 1933.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 40.7596°, -111.8868°.