NC13767

On January 29, 1936 at 12:00 AM, NC13767 experienced a crash involving Vultee V-1, operated by American Airlines, with the event recorded near Denton Texas.

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

6 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 5 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 16.7%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 5, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. While approaching Denton, the pilot encountered low visibility due to snow falls. Unable to locate the airport, he decided to reduce his altitude and eventually attempted an emergency landing in a wheat field located in Little Elm, southeast of Denton. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and a passenger was killed while all five other occupants were injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration NC13767, MSN 5, year of manufacture 1934.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 33.1839°, -97.1413°.