Accident Northrop Alpha 3 NC966Y,
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Date:Monday 21 March 1932
Time:02:00
Type:Northrop Alpha 3
Owner/operator:TWA
Registration: NC966Y
MSN: 9
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Near Steubenville,Ohio -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Cargo
Departure airport:Columbus OH
Destination airport:Bettis Field Mckeesport PA
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed into the Ohio river in a snow storm. The pilot bailed out but the cord of his parachute caught on the fuselage, dragging him to his death. Woman passenger missing.

Sources:

http://airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_N38.html
https://www.nytimes.com/1932/03/22/archives/mail-pilot-killed-woman-is-missing-hal-george-dies-as-plane-crashes.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
15-Apr-2020 18:53 Sergey L. Added
14-May-2021 14:56 Cobar Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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