Oakland – Salt Lake City – Denver – Cheyenne

On October 7, 1935 at 02:19 AM, Oakland – Salt Lake City – Denver – Cheyenne experienced a crash involving Boeing 247, operated by United Airlines, with the event recorded near Cheyenne Wyoming.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a mountains crash site.

12 people were known to be on board, 12 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: 9, passenger fatalities: 9, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. On approach to Cheyenne in low visibility, aircraft hit a small hill located few kilometers from airport. It flew more 300 metres and crashed in a huge explosion, killing all twelve occupants.

Aircraft reference details include registration NC13317, MSN 1698, year of manufacture 1935.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 41.1400°, -104.8202°.