Chicago – Springfield – Saint Louis – Memphis – Jackson – New Orleans

On May 28, 1935 at 10:26 PM, Chicago – Springfield – Saint Louis – Memphis – Jackson – New Orleans experienced a crash involving Stinson SM-6000, operated by Chicago %26 Southern Air Lines, with the event recorded near Nilwood Illinois.

The flight was categorized as postal (mail) and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 2 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: 1, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The three engine aircraft left Springfield Airport at 2200LT on a mail flight to New Orleans with a passenger and a pilot on board. Twenty-six minutes later, while approaching a wooded area, pilot decided to make a right turn to avoid the trees when the extremity of the right wing hit the ground. The aircraft crashed some 6 km northwest of Nilwood and was destroyed upon impact. Both occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration NC10894, MSN 5050, year of manufacture 1931.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 39.3981°, -89.8087°.