Syracuse – Albany

On December 28, 1934 at 08:35 PM, Syracuse – Albany experienced a crash involving Curtiss T-32 Condor II, operated by American Airlines, with the event recorded near Wilmurt New York.

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

4 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 4 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: 2, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. The left engine encountered problems some 30 minutes after takeoff from Syracuse Airport. Due to heavy snow falls, the crew was unable to maintain a visual contact with the ground and radio communications with ATC were difficult. Few minutes later, the right engine lost power and the crew elected to make an emergency landing. The aircraft impacted a tree with its right wing and crashed in a wooded area. All four occupants were rescued few hours later, seriously injured by low temperature and outside conditions (snow). Carburetors failed due to icing conditions.

Aircraft reference details include registration NC12363, MSN 23, year of manufacture 1933.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 43.4306°, -74.7102°.