Newark – Cleveland – Chicago

On May 24, 1938 at 10:17 PM, Newark – Cleveland – Chicago experienced a crash involving Douglas DC-3, operated by United Airlines, with the event recorded near Cleveland Ohio.

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

10 people were known to be on board, 10 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: 7, passenger fatalities: 7, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The aircraft was on approach to Cleveland Airport when the right engine fired. While cruising at an altitude of 4,000 feet, crew attempted to make an emergency landing when control was lost. Aircraft crashed in flames some 14 km from the airport and was destroyed by impact forces. All ten occupants were killed. Crew: James L. Brandon, pilot, Austin S. Merrifield, copilot, Fildred A., stewardess. Passengers: John Rodd Hoffett, Elling M. Veblen, Ralph Parker Morrell, John K. Brostuen, Richard Charles Lewis, Charles T. Lickel, L. Arthur Doty.

Aircraft reference details include registration NC18108, MSN 1956, year of manufacture 1937.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 41.4997°, -81.6937°.