Burbank – Winslow – Albuquerque – Amarillo – Wichita – Kansas City

On August 24, 1938 at 02:33 AM, Burbank – Winslow – Albuquerque – Amarillo – Wichita – Kansas City experienced a crash involving Douglas DC-3, operated by Transcontinental %26 Western Air - TWA, with the event recorded near Albuquerque New Mexico.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

11 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 11 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 8, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Shortly after take off, crew encountered problems and left engine partially failed. Captain decided to return to the airport but realized this was impossible. He took the decision to attempt an emergency landing in a field near the airport. While contacting the ground, aircraft slid on several yards before coming to rest. All eleven occupants escaped without injury while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. Crew: Harold Hess, pilot, Bronson White, copilot, Olga C. Harbaugh, stewardess.

Aircraft reference details include registration NC17316, MSN 1931, year of manufacture 1937.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 35.1677°, -106.5254°.