Newark – Philadelphia – Pittsburgh – Kansas City – Los Angeles

On April 7, 1936 at 10:20 AM, Newark – Philadelphia – Pittsburgh – Kansas City – Los Angeles experienced a crash involving Douglas DC-2, operated by Transcontinental %26 Western Air - TWA, with the event recorded near Fairchance Pennsylvania.

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

14 people were known to be on board, 12 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 85.7%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 11, passenger fatalities: 10, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Crew started the descent to Pittsburgh-Allegheny County from the southeast in poor weather conditions. While descending to 3,800 feet south of Uniontown, the aircraft hit the Mt Chestnut Ridge located near Fairchance. A stewardess and a passenger were seriously injured while all 12 other occupants were killed. Crew: Otto Ferguson, pilot, Harry C. Lewis, copilot, Nelly H. Granger, stewardess, M. C. Ellenstein, stewardess.

Aircraft reference details include registration NC13721, MSN 1247, year of manufacture 1934.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 39.8248°, -79.7545°.