Cleveland – Columbus – Dayton – Cincinnati – Louisville – Nashville – Memphis

On October 15, 1943 at 11:17 PM, Cleveland – Columbus – Dayton – Cincinnati – Louisville – Nashville – Memphis experienced a crash involving Douglas DC-3, operated by American Airlines, with the event recorded near Centerville Tennessee.

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

11 people were known to be on board, 11 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: 8, passenger fatalities: 8, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. The aircraft christened 'Flagship Missouri' departed Nashville for its last leg to Memphis and climbed to 6000 feet when the pilot reported cruising at this level at 2259LT. Seven minutes later, at 2306LT, the flight called Nashville and requested permission to climb to 8000 feet, which was approved. However altitude was lost until the DC-3 descended into the thickly wooded southern slope of a hill which rose to a height of about 75 feet. Crew: Dale F. Dryer, pilot, William J. Brand, copilot, Margaret A. Jewell, stewardess.

Aircraft reference details include registration NC16008, MSN 1588, year of manufacture 1936.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 35.7790°, -87.4670°.