Dallas – Tyler

On February 16, 1936 at 04:35 PM, Dallas – Tyler experienced a crash involving Waco CUC, operated by Culver Oil Company, with the event recorded near Dallas Texas.

The flight was categorized as executive/corporate/business and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) 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 technical failure. Few minutes after takeoff from Dallas-Love Field Airport, while climbing, the pilot lost control of the aircraft that crashed in a huge explosion. Both occupants were killed, among them George L. Culver, President of the Culver Oil Company.

Aircraft reference details include registration NC14685, MSN 4285.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 32.9876°, -96.7498°.