Newark – Syracuse – Chicago

On June 9, 1934 at 05:00 PM, Newark – Syracuse – Chicago experienced a crash involving Curtiss T-32 Condor II, operated by American Airlines, with the event recorded near Livingston Manor New York.

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

7 people were known to be on board, 7 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: 4, passenger fatalities: 4, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft departed Newark Airport at 1600LT bound for Syracuse and Chicago. While overflying the State of New York at an altitude of 2,000 feet, the crew encountered bad weather conditions and the visibility was reduced due to heavy rain falls and clouds. The airplane impacted the slope of Mt Last Chance located in the Catskills Mountain Range, some 15 km northeast of Livingston Manor. Rescuers arrived on the scene two days later and no survivors were found among the burnt wreckage. Crew: Clyde Holbrook, pilot, John Barron Jr., copilot, Ada Huckeby, stewardess. Passengers: Harry Pinsley, Harold C. Coppins, William Baxter Bader, William Andrew Cass.

Aircraft reference details include registration NC12354, MSN 22, year of manufacture 1933.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 41.8932°, -74.8268°.