Kansas City – Omaha

On August 31, 1934 at 10:45 PM, Kansas City – Omaha experienced a crash involving Stinson SM-6000, operated by Rapid Air Transport, with the event recorded near Oregon Missouri.

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

5 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 4, passenger fatalities: 4, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. The airplane departed Kansas City at 1835LT on a schedule service to Omaha, carrying four passengers and one pilot. En route, the pilot was instructed to divert to St Joseph due to the deterioration of the weather conditions en route. The airplane landed in St Joseph at 1905LT and remained there until 2200LT. It took off shortly after 2200LT on the final leg to Omaha. But few minutes after takeoff, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions and limited visibility while cruising at night and heavy rain falls. He reduced his altitude, probably to establish a visual contact with the ground. The plane missed a house by only 50 feet then impacted trees and crashed against an embankment. The wreckage was found about 10 miles northwest of St Joseph. The aircraft was destroyed and all five occupants were killed. Crew: Don Bontrager. Passengers: Mrs. Maude Schiffmacher, Frank Mahan, W. W. Truelson, Dallas Leitch.

Aircraft reference details include registration NC11118, MSN 5004, year of manufacture 1931.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 36.6910°, -91.4220°.