Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 14 January 1936
Aircraft Type: Douglas DC-2-120
Owner/operator: American Airlines
Registration Number: NC14274
Location: Goodwin, AR –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 17 / Occupants: 17
Component Affected: The DC-2 aircraft.The DC-2 aircraft.
Category: Accident
A DC-2 aircraft crashed into a swamp near Goodwin, Arkansas, resulting in the deaths of the three crew members and 14 passengers. The aircraft broke up during the accident, and the cause is currently under investigation.A DC-2 aircraft crashed into a swamp near Goodwin, Arkansas, resulting in the deaths of the three crew members and 14 passengers. The aircraft broke up during the accident, and the cause is currently under investigation.
Description
The DC-2 crashed into swampland near Goodwin, AR. The three crew (Capt Marshall, co-pilot Greenland, stewardess Casparini) and the 14 passengers died. The aircraft broke up in the accident. The aircraft operated Trip 1, a service from Newark, NJ to Fort Worth, TX. En route stops were planned at Camden, NJ, Washington, DC, Nashville, TN, Memphis, TN, Little Rock, AR and Dallas, TX. Probable Cause: “Based on the knowledge or information in possession of this agency, it is the opinion of the Bureau of Air Commerce that, although flying at a low altitude may have contributed to the cause of this accident, the probable cause or causes thereof cannot be determined.”
Primary Cause
Based on the Bureau of Air Commerce’s assessment, low-altitude flight may have contributed to the accident, but the precise cause remains undetermined.Based on the Bureau of Air Commerce’s assessment, low-altitude flight may have contributed to the accident, but the precise cause remains undetermined.Share on:
