Atlanta – Shreveport

On April 27, 1934 at 12:00 AM, Atlanta – Shreveport experienced a crash involving Lockheed 3 Air Express, operated by Swiftlite Aircraft Corporation, with the event recorded near Palmetto Georgia.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley 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 technical failure. En route from Atlanta to Shreveport, while cruising at an altitude of 2,500 feet, the engine exploded and caught fire. The airplane entered an uncontrolled descent and at 1,400 feet, both crew members were able to bail out. They were found alive while the aircraft crashed in an open field and was demolished. Crew: Hugh Herndon, pilot, Ed Sherman, mechanic.

Aircraft reference details include registration NC522K, MSN 92, year of manufacture 1929.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 33.5179°, -84.6697°.