Curtiss T-32 Condor II

Colombian Air Force - Fuerza Aérea Colombiana

Crashed in unknown circumstances into the Río Magdalena, off Santa Bárbara de Pinto. No casualties.

Colombian Air Force - Fuerza Aérea Colombiana

En route, the aircraft caught fire and the captain reduced his altitude in an attempt to make an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed in flames 26 km southeast of Villavicencio. While all 14 occupants escaped unhurt, the aircraft was destroyed by fire.

United States Army Air Corps - USAAC

Crash landed, veered off runway and collided with another aircraft. No casualties.

American Airlines

The crew continued the approach in low visibility due to fog. Aircraft landed long, overrun runway and came to rest in an open field. Four passengers were slightly injured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Eastern Airlines

Crashed in unknown circumstances.

American Airlines

The left engine encountered problems some 30 minutes after takeoff from Syracuse Airport. Due to heavy snow falls, the crew was unable to maintain a visual contact with the ground and radio communications with ATC were difficult. Few minutes later, the right engine lost power and the crew elected to make an emergency landing. The aircraft impacted a tree with its right wing and crashed in a wooded area. All four occupants were rescued few hours later, seriously injured by low temperature and outside conditions (snow). Carburetors failed due to icing conditions.

American Airlines

The twin engine airplane departed Newark on a flight to Chicago with an intermediate stop in Buffalo, carrying three passengers and two crew members. After landing at Buffalo Airport, one of the engine caught fire. The pilot was able to stop the airplane and all five occupants evacuated safely. The aircraft was destroyed by fire.

Swissair

The airplane departed Dübendorf Airport on a schedule service to Berlin with intermediate stops in Stuttgart and Leipzig. After passing the border between Switzerland and Germany, while cruising at an altitude of 3,000 feet, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with thunderstorm activity and turbulences. The right wing detached and the aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent then crashed in a wooded area located in Tuttlingen, some 30 km north of the Swiss/German border. The aircraft was completely demolished by impact forces and all 12 occupants were killed. This was the first accident involving a Swissair's aircraft since its foundation in 1931. Brand new, the aircraft was in service by the Swiss National carrier since March 28, 1934. Crew: Armin Mühlematter, pilot, Hans Daschinger, radio navigator, Nelly Diener, stewardess. First official stewardess in Europe, she started her carrier by Swissair on May 1st, 1934.

American Airlines

The aircraft departed Newark Airport at 1600LT bound for Syracuse and Chicago. While overflying the State of New York at an altitude of 2,000 feet, the crew encountered bad weather conditions and the visibility was reduced due to heavy rain falls and clouds. The airplane impacted the slope of Mt Last Chance located in the Catskills Mountain Range, some 15 km northeast of Livingston Manor. Rescuers arrived on the scene two days later and no survivors were found among the burnt wreckage. Crew: Clyde Holbrook, pilot, John Barron Jr., copilot, Ada Huckeby, stewardess. Passengers: Harry Pinsley, Harold C. Coppins, William Baxter Bader, William Andrew Cass.

Eastern Air Transport

The airplane crashed while taking off and came to rest, bursting into flames. All 12 passengers evacuated safely and both pilots were injured.